INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY
Vol 15 No 3, 2004

The influence of Pasak Bumi (Eurycoma longifolia Jack.) root infusa to male white mouse libido

Diana Itjin (Pharmacology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.)
Luciana Kuswibawati (Pharmacology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2005

Abstract

Pasak Bumi ( Eurycoma Longifolia Jack.) is one of forest plant which have been used as aphrodisiac for many generation by the people in hinterland Kalimantan. The study was aimed to gain information of influence of pasak bumi root infusa to male white mouse libido.The research was pure experimental applying completely randomized design. Sixteen male white mice was divided into 2 groups which first group (negative control) was treated with aquadest by oral and the second group treated with pasak bumi roots infusa which its dosage 100 mg / 100 g body weight of male white mice by oral once a day for 21 days..Data of introduction, climbing, and coitus analysed with one way ANOVA and General Linear Measure model with 95% confidence level. The result indicated that usage period of pasak bumi root infusa (Eurycoma Longifolia Jack.) improving male white mice Iibido, which was showed by the increament amount of introduction and climbing of male white mice to female white mice.Key words: Eurycoma longifolia roots, libido, introduction, climbing, coitus

Copyrights © 2004






Journal Info

Abbrev

3

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy (ISSN-e: 2338-9486, ISSN-p: 2338-9427), formerly Majalah Farmasi Indonesia (ISSN: 0126-1037). The journal had been established in 1972, and online publication was begun in 2008. Since 2012, the journal has been published in English by Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas ...