Decreased sexual desire is one of the factors of disharmony in the marital relationship and quite disturbing in domestic life, Medicine is traditionally widely taken, one using plants containing aphrodisiac. Aphrodisiac a kind of aphrodisiac to increase sex drive.In general, the plant compound that has potential as aphrodisiac is citrulline. Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a plant that contains citrulline, which is used in the coating of white / albedo (mesocarp).This study aims to determine the melon fruit mesocarp have afrodisiaka effect on the effective dose. This study is an experimental method is percolation extraction using 30 mice were divided into 5 groups. Group I (CMC 0.5%), group II (herbal pegs the earth), Group III, IV, and V respectively using albedo Ethanol Extract Melon (EEAM) doses of 9, 18 and 36 g / kg. Oral administration by introducing watching, climbing and coitus. Observations were made for 5 days in a row. Statistical testing using test methods Post-Hoc Duncan SPSS 24.0. Statistical analysis showed no significant differences between the test group with α> 0.05 and an effective dose of 18g / kg.
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