Sexual effects of puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) extract (protodioscin): an evaluation using a rat model.
@article{Gauthaman2003SexualEO, title={Sexual effects of puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) extract (protodioscin): an evaluation using a rat model.}, author={Kalamegam Gauthaman and Adaikan P Ganesan and Rout Nutan Prasad}, journal={Journal of alternative and complementary medicine}, year={2003}, volume={9 2}, pages={ 257-65 } }
OBJECTIVE
Apart from its claims for improvement of sexual functions in men, the puncturevine plant (Tribulus terrestris: TT) has long been considered as an energizer and vitalizer in the indigenous system of medicine. Sexual behavior and intracavernous pressure (ICP) measurements were taken in rats to scientifically validate the claim of TT [containing protodioscin (PTN)] as an aphrodisiac.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Forty sexually mature male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four…
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