Research Article

Effects of the Aqueous Extract of Eremomastax speciosa (Acanthaceae) on Sexual Behavior in Normal Male Rats

Table 8

Effect of aqueous extract of E. speciosa for 14 days on computed male rat sexual behavior parameters.

Parameter Neutral controlPositive controlExtract (mg/kg bw)
(1 mL/g)(20 mg/kg)100500

% mounted100100100100
% intromitted100100100100
% index of libido83.33100100100
% ejaculation83.3310083.33100
Copulatory efficiency (%)
Intercopulatory efficiency (sec)

Values for copulatory efficiency and intercopulatory efficiency are expressed as mean ± SEM ().
; statistically significant compared with neutral control.