| Title | Free serum testosterone level in male rats treated with Tribulus alatus extracts. | | Author(s) | El-Tantawy WH, Temraz A, El-Gindi OD | | Institution | Drug Bioavailability Center, National Organization For Drug Control and Research, Cairo, Egypt. | | Source | Int Braz J Urol 2007 Jul-Aug; 33(4):554-9. | | Abstract | Objective: The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of Tribulus alatus extracts on free serum testosterone in male rats. Materials and
Methods: Free serum testosterone level was measured in male rats treated with alcoholic extracts of the aerial part without fruits, fruits of Tribulus alatus and their fractions.
Results: All tested extracts showed significant increase in the level of free serum testosterone when compared to that of corresponding control, p < 0.05. Statistical comparison of all groups revealed that the maximum level was found in groups treated with chloroformic and ethanolic fractions of fruits extract.
Conclusion: Tribulus alatus extract appears to possess aphrodisiac activity due to its androgen increasing property. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 17767762 |
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