Ocimum gratissimum Linn. Leaves reduce the key enzymes activities relevant to erectile dysfunction in isolated penile and testicular tissues of rats.

Oluwafemi Adeleke OjoAdebola Busola OjoBabatunji Emmanuel OyinloyeBasiru Olaitan AjiboyeOmosola Olufisayo AnifowoseAyodeji AkawaOluranti Esther OlaiyaOluwaseun Ruth OlasehindeAbidemi Paul Kappo

Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine (2019)

The enzyme activities displayed might be associated with the bioactive compounds present in the extract which could possibly explain its use in the management of erectile dysfunction (ED).

Keyphrases

emergency department
gene expression
oxidative stress
germ cell
anti inflammatory
radical prostatectomy