Recent studies on aphrodisiac herbs for the management of male sexual dysfunction--a review - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2011 Jan-Feb;68(1):3-8.

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Recent studies on aphrodisiac herbs for the management of male sexual dysfunction--a review

Neelesh Malviya et al. Acta Pol Pharm. 2011 Jan-Feb.

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Abstract

An aphrodisiac is a type of food or drink that has the effect of making those who eat or drink it more aroused in a sexual way. Aphrodisiacs can be categorized according to their mode of action into three groups: substances that increase libido (i.e., sexual desire, arousal), substances that increase sexual potency (i.e., effectiveness of erection) and substances that increase sexual pleasure. Some well-known aphrodisiacs are Tribulus terrestrins, Withania somnifera, Eurycoma longifolia, Avena sativa, Ginko biloba, and Psoralea coryifolia. Ethnobotanical surveys have indicated a large number of plants as aphrodisiacs. The paper reviews the recent scientific validation on traditionally used herbal plants as aphrodisiac herbs for the management of sexual disorder erectile dysfunction.

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