Free serum testosterone level in male rats treated with tribulus alatus extracts
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2007 OBJECTIVE: The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of Tribulus alatus extracts on free serum testosterone in male rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Free serum testosterone level was measured in male rats treated with alcoholic extracts of ...
Walid H. El-Tantawy +2 more
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Pharmacology of Herbal Sexual Enhancers: A Review of Psychiatric and Neurological Adverse Effects
Pharmaceuticals, 2020 Sexual enhancers increase sexual potency, sexual pleasure, or libido. Substances increasing libido alter the concentrations of specific neurotransmitters or sex hormones in the central nervous system.
Pietro Brunetti +4 more
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Survey of native plant aphrodisiacs popularly used in Brazil : an ethnopharmacological review [PDF]
, 2022 Research for new therapeutic approaches can find ethnopharmacological data as an efficient guide. The World Health Organization (WHO) stimulates the development and prospection of medicinal plants within the context of traditional and complementary ...
Teixeira, Tarik Matthes
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Botanical Aphrodisiacs for Women\u27s Health [PDF]
, 2022 Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) affects nearly 40% of women in the United States. While males have five FDA approved drugs for ED, there is only one FDA-approved as-needed treatment for premenopausal women with acquired, generalized Hypoactive Sexual ...
Prescott, Hayley N.
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Bronchodilator, erectogenic, and aphrodisiac effects of thymol, carvacrol, and their acetate derivatives: In vivo, ex vivo, and in silico insights [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy ResearchContext: Thymol and carvacrol are components of many essential oils known to exert smooth muscle relaxation. Aims: To evaluate the relaxant effect of thymol, carvacrol, and their acetate derivatives on isolated tracheal and penile corpus cavernosum ...
Mohammed A. Alamri +4 more
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Journal of Arrhythmia, 2017 Classically derived from toad venom, bufadienolides are a group of cardioactive steroids with properties similar to digoxin. Some traditional Chinese medications, including several aphrodisiacs, contain bufadienolides.
Maxwell Bressman +3 more
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The Prevalence of Aphrodisiac Drugs Consumption and Its Associated Factors among Married Men at Beni-Suef City, Egypt [PDF]
International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2022 Aphrodisiacs in recent years have become popular with the increased prevalence of sexual problems worldwide. Aim: Determine the prevalence of aphrodisiac drugs consumption and its associated factors among the married men.
Noha Mohamed +2 more
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Les plantes de l’amour à La Réunion
Études Créoles, 2017 On Reunion Island, phytotherapy is omnipresent and the plants found on the island are frequently associated with everyday use. More specifically, some plants are used for intimate reasons, which are split among masculine and feminine uses based on their ...
Laurence Pourchez
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Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2023 Within various African cultures, discussion of sexuality is typically secretive and reticent. Because of the multiple and sometimes contradictory narratives about sexuality, researching it in this context remains a very sensitive and knitted terrain ...
Oluwatobi Alabi
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Crocus sativus (saffron) in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction: a three-center, double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2022 Objective: One of the traditional aphrodisiacs used in various cultures is Crocus sativus, commonly called saffron. Previous studies have pointed to the possible applicability of saffron for sexual dysfunction in both men and women.
Ladan Kashani +7 more
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