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Table 2 The effects of extracts on sexual behaviors in rats

From: Comparative evaluation of the sexual functions and NF-κB and Nrf2 pathways of some aphrodisiac herbal extracts in male rats

Item

Groups

--P--

Control

Sildenafil

Mucuna pruriens

Tribulus terrestris

Ashwagandha

Mounting Latency, sec

9.48 ± 1.20a

2.10 ± 0.34d

5.27 ± 0.62b

2.86 ± 0.62cd

3.15 ± 0.60c

0.0001

Mounting Frequency*

65.65 ± 8.19d

214.27 ± 17.76a

118.99 ± 7.51c

170.86 ± 10.42b

167.72 ± 14.91b

0.0001

Intromission Latency, sec

9.40 ± 1.07a

0.98 ± 0.22d

4.87 ± 0.50b

2.13 ± 0.15c

2.73 ± 0.40c

0.0001

Intromission Frequency*

59.51 ± 4.70d

203.90 ± 15.78a

132.03 ± 11.32c

173.71 ± 14.02b

169.70 ± 18.41b

0.0001

  1. Control, no treatment; Sildenafil, rats treated with Sildenafil (5 mg/kg/d); Mucuna, rats treated with Mucuna pruriens (300 mg/kg bw); Tribulus; rats treated with Tribulus terrestris (300 mg/kg bw); Ashwagandha; rats treated with Ashwagandha (300 mg/kg bw). Data are LS means ± SE (n = 7). Different superscripts in the same row (a–c) indicate group mean differences (p < 0.05). * The number of intromissions in an ejaculatory series