Phytother Res. 2003 Apr; 17(4): 401-3.

Aphrodisiac activity of methanol extract of leaves of Passiflora incarnata Linn in mice.

Dhawan K, Kumar S, Sharma A.

Pharmacognosy Division, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India.

The aphrodisiac properties of the methanol extract of leaves of Passiflora incarnata Linn. have been evaluated in mice by observing the mounting behaviour. The methanol extract of P. incarnata exhibited significant aphrodisiac behaviour in male mice at all doses, i.e. 75, 100 and 150 mg/kg. Amongst these, the highest activity was observed with the 100 mg/kg dose when the mountings were calculated about 95 min after the administration of the test extracts.Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.