Table 1 Effect of 50% ethanolic extract of clove (S. aromaticum) on mating behaviour in male rats

Mounting Frequency (MF)

11.50 ± 1.22

13.20 ± 1.47*

19.00 ± 1.10***

31.80 ± 2.32****

48.70 ± 2.34****

Intromission Frequency (IF)

5.50 ± 1.22

5.83 ± 1.17 NS

6.67 ± 0.81*

8.17 ± 1.47***

24.70 ± 0.81****

Mounting Latency (ML, in sec)

35.30 ± 1.51

36.70 ± 1.21 NS

31.30 ± 1.63***

24.30 ± 1.63****

11.70 ± 1.37****

Intromission Latency (IL, in sec)

40.00 ± 5.29

41.30 ± 3.89 NS

38.50 ± 3.89 NS

21.00 ± 3.83**

15.00 ± 0.89****

Ejaculatory Latency in first series (EL_1, in sec)

198.00 ± 0.98

201.00 ± 13.00 NS

208.00 ± 13.70*

233.50 ± 12.00****

344.50 ± 12.00****

Ejaculatory Latency in second series (EL₂, in sec)

297.33 ± 8.10

295.50 ± 11.70 NS

311.33 ± 9.67 NS

343.16 ± 7.70****

398.16 ± 13.50****

Post Ejaculatory Interval (PEI, in sec)

364.00 ± 12.22

343.16 ± 7.70*

309.33 ± 10.90****

217.33 ± 8.96****

99.00 ± 5.68****