In vitro and in vivo aphrodisiac properties of Corchorus depressus Linn. on rabbit corpus cavernosum smooth muscle relaxation and sexual behavior of normal male rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 210-217

  Kataria, Sandeep ^a   Kaur, Dilsher ^b   Rao, Shaival Kamalaksha ^c   Khajuria, Ravi K ^d  

^a Jodhpur National University   (India)

^b ISF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c CU Shah College of Pharmacy and Research   (India)

^d CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Corchorus depressus Linn; Libido; Potency; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; APHRODISIAC AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; CORCHORUS DEPRESSUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORCHORUS DEPRESSUS; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; IMPOTENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LACRIMATION DISORDER; LIBIDO; MALE; MATING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PTOSIS; RABBIT; RAT; RHINORRHEA; SALIVATION DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREMOR;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; CHLOROFORM; CORCHORUS; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PENIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOLVENTS; SPERM COUNT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CORCHORUS DEPRESSUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84878292304     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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