Erectogenic and Aphrodisiac Effects of Butea frondosa Koenig ex Roxb. in Rats: Involvement of Enzyme Inhibition

Table 2

Effect of treatment on sperm characteristics in albino Wistar rats.

Treatment groups	Sperm characteristics
	Total sperm/g cauda epididymis × 10^7	Live sperm percent	Defective sperm percent
Young rat
Vehicle	14.47 ± 1.10	85.17 ± 0.48	9.00 ± 0.44
MEBF	18.62 ± 1.32*	87.33 ± 0.60*	7.02 ± 0.64*
Sildenafil	18.93 ± 0.89	85.50 ± 0.34	7.89 ± 0.30
Aged rat
Vehicle	12.68 ± 0.71	82.17 ± 1.01	10.25 ± 1.13
MEBF	13.80 ± 0.96	84.50 ± 0.22	8.38 ± 0.59
Sildenafil	16.49 ± 0.60*	84.67 ± 0.71	8.48 ± 0.66

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; 𝑛=6. ^∗𝑃<0.05, MEBF/sildenafil versus vehicle (1% Tween 20).