Aphrodisiac studies of Pavetta crassicaulis Bremek. leaf, flower extract and it pure compounds using Wistar albino rats

Therapeutic Potential of Pavetta L. Genus: An Updated Review of Its Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicological Aspects

“…Results indicated that ethanolic flower extract showed excellent activity compared to ethanolic leaf extract and pure compound. Interestingly, the study concluded that the pure compound was not responsible for the aphrodisiac activity [66]. o. Inhibition of Enzymes' Activities Drugs that act as enzyme inhibitors account for a large percentage of the therapeutic drugs now in clinical use.…”

“…Other species of Pavetta were found to be safe. The ethanol extract of P. Indica was found to cause no mortality up to 2000 mg/ kg body weight after 14 days of oral consumption [61] and the oral administration of ethanolic extract of leaf and bark of plant P. crassicaulis was also found to be safe up to 3000 mg/kg body weight [66].…”