Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)

Sea cucumber is generally believed as a natural material that can be used as a tonic food to increase man vitality. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sandfish powder on sexual behavior and blood testosterone level of male mice. Method applied in the study was laboratory experime...

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Main Authors: Sarifah Nurjanah, E Gumbira-Sa'id, Khaswar Syamsu, Suprihatin, Etty Riani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Padjajaran 2009-09-01
Series:Majalah Kedokteran Bandung
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Online Access:http://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/247
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author Sarifah Nurjanah
E Gumbira-Sa'id
Khaswar Syamsu
Suprihatin
Etty Riani
author_facet Sarifah Nurjanah
E Gumbira-Sa'id
Khaswar Syamsu
Suprihatin
Etty Riani
author_sort Sarifah Nurjanah
collection DOAJ
description Sea cucumber is generally believed as a natural material that can be used as a tonic food to increase man vitality. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sandfish powder on sexual behavior and blood testosterone level of male mice. Method applied in the study was laboratory experimental method. Mature male mice were treated with administration of sandfish powder with three dosage rate of steroid content (10, 30 and 50 ìg/100 g body weight) during 12 days, whereas for control treatment were without hormone administration and with the metil testosterone administration. Parameters that were investigated were kissing vagina and mounting for sexual behavior and the blood testosterone level of male mice. It was found that administration of sandfish powder significantly give effect on the number of kissing vagina and mounting compared to control. Administration of 10 ìg/100 g body weight on male mice showed the highest sexual behavior with 25 kissing vagina for and 6 mounting for 30 minutes. Moreover, administration of sandfish powder increased the testosterone level in the male mice blood. This may due to the steroid contained in sandfish powder and nutrition value that increase mice libido. The study proved that the sandfish powder has a potential as a nature aphrodisiac.
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spelling doaj.art-428b202c8a5149148c5451bb75e3f16b2022-12-22T01:33:37ZengUniversitas PadjajaranMajalah Kedokteran Bandung0126-074X2338-62232009-09-0141313514110.15395/mkb.v41n3.247Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)Sarifah NurjanahE Gumbira-Sa'idKhaswar SyamsuSuprihatinEtty RianiSea cucumber is generally believed as a natural material that can be used as a tonic food to increase man vitality. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sandfish powder on sexual behavior and blood testosterone level of male mice. Method applied in the study was laboratory experimental method. Mature male mice were treated with administration of sandfish powder with three dosage rate of steroid content (10, 30 and 50 ìg/100 g body weight) during 12 days, whereas for control treatment were without hormone administration and with the metil testosterone administration. Parameters that were investigated were kissing vagina and mounting for sexual behavior and the blood testosterone level of male mice. It was found that administration of sandfish powder significantly give effect on the number of kissing vagina and mounting compared to control. Administration of 10 ìg/100 g body weight on male mice showed the highest sexual behavior with 25 kissing vagina for and 6 mounting for 30 minutes. Moreover, administration of sandfish powder increased the testosterone level in the male mice blood. This may due to the steroid contained in sandfish powder and nutrition value that increase mice libido. The study proved that the sandfish powder has a potential as a nature aphrodisiac.http://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/247sandfish powdersexual behaviortestosterone level
spellingShingle Sarifah Nurjanah
E Gumbira-Sa'id
Khaswar Syamsu
Suprihatin
Etty Riani
Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
Majalah Kedokteran Bandung
sandfish powder
sexual behavior
testosterone level
title Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
title_full Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
title_fullStr Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
title_full_unstemmed Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
title_short Pengaruh Tepung Teripang Pasir (Holothuria Scabra) Terhadap Perilaku Seksual dan Kadar Testosteron Darah Mencit (Mus musculus)
title_sort pengaruh tepung teripang pasir holothuria scabra terhadap perilaku seksual dan kadar testosteron darah mencit mus musculus
topic sandfish powder
sexual behavior
testosterone level
url http://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/247
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