DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2019.v07i12.006

Pages: 490-494

As a result of the rise in the incidence of male sexual dysfunctions, several treatment options including medicinal plants are been evaluated to determine their aphrodisiac potentials. In the present study, extracts of the seed coat of Garcinia kola were assessed for their aphrodisiac properties. The Garcinia kola seeds were first dried to enhance the removal of the coat. The coat was blended to fine powder and extracted using hydromethanol (1:4) as solvent. Six (6) male rats were randomly placed into three (3) groups. Group 1 which served as control received distilled water. Group 2 received 100mg/kg body weight and group 3 received 200mg/kg of body weight of the seed coat extracts. The extracts were orally administered daily for 30 and 60 days. The sexual behavior tests done are: mounting latency (ML), mounting frequency (MF), intromission latency (IL), intromission frequency (IF), ejaculation latency (EL), ejaculation frequency (EF) and post ejaculatory interval(PEI). Results obtained showed that precopulatory behaviors such as chasing, sniffing and nosing were not affected in the test males. The ML, IL, MF and IF were not significantly (P<0.05) altered. The EL, EF and PEI were not also significantly affected when test groups were compared with control. It was concluded that seed coat extract of Garcinia kola did not influence sexual activity either by improving sexual arousability (libido), vigour or potency. The consumption of seed coat of Garcinia kola together with the pulp for the purpose of promoting sexual vigour in males does not have any physiological value.