Aphrodisiac Effect of Aqueous Stem Bark Extract of Ficus Sycomorus on Female Wistar Rats

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dc.contributor.authorTijjan, U.
dc.contributor.authorMabrouk, M. I.
dc.contributor.authorYarube, I. U.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-28T10:14:05Z
dc.date.available2023-04-28T10:14:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractIn the present study, the effect of aqueous stem bark extract of Ficus sycomorus was evaluated on female sex hormones and sexual behavior in female Wistar rats. Adult female rats having regular estrous cycle confirmed by daily cytology of the vaginal smear analysis were used. Rats were andomly divided into 3 groups (n=10): Group I served as a control; while group II, and III received 40 mg/kg and 80 mg/kg of the extracts respectively. The results revealed significant increase (p<0.5) in serum concentration of the estradiol in group II and a significant decrease (p<0.5) in serum concentration of estradiol in group III in comparison with the control. There was also significant decrease (p<0.5) in serum level of progesterone in group II and no significant effect in group III in comparison with the control. The result also indicated no significant effect (p>0.5) of the extract on female sexual behavior, which may suggest no scientific basis for the use of the extract as an aphrodisiac in females.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE: Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnologyen_US
dc.identifier.citationDOI: 10.4314/njbas.v26i1.8en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN 0794-569
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1625
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science (June, 2018), 26(1);
dc.subjectFicus sycomorus,en_US
dc.subjectAphrodisiacen_US
dc.subjectEstradiolen_US
dc.subjectProgesteroneen_US
dc.subjectLordosis quotienten_US
dc.subjectAhmadu Bello Universityen_US
dc.subjectACE: Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectACENTDFBen_US
dc.subjectM. Muhammaden_US
dc.titleAphrodisiac Effect of Aqueous Stem Bark Extract of Ficus Sycomorus on Female Wistar Ratsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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