May 2015

Influence of Chloroform Extract of Sida acuta Burm.f. leaves on the sexual behavior of normal rats

According to the traditional ayurvadic book Sida acuta Burm.f. (Malvaceae) claimed to have good aphrodisiac potential, but the actual action is not yet proved by scientific methods. Therefore the present study was conducted to investigate the aphrodisiac potential of Sida acuta Burm.f. Acute toxicity test was carried out to determine the nature and extent of untoward reaction which might follow the administration of a...

Author(s): Alok Semwal, M. Senthil Kumar and Ramandeep Singh