Clinical trial of Buten superba, an alternative herbal treatment for erectile dysfunction

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-246

  Cherdshewasart, W ^a   Nimsakul, N ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Deja General Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Butea superba; Erectile dysfunction; Medicinal herb; Phytoandrogen

Indexed keywords

BUTEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEMOGLOBIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BUTEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT TUBER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THAILAND; VOLUNTEER; AGING; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; IMPOTENCE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BUTEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TESTOSTERONE; THAILAND;

EID: 0041376998     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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