Recent findings on natural products with erectile-dysfunction activity

Phytochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1019-1025

  Drewes, Siegfried E ^a   George, Jacob ^b   Khan, Fatima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Al Essa Med and Scientific Company   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Catuama; Maca; Pyrano isoflavones; Tribulus terrestris; Viagra; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

AFRODEX; BERBERINE; CATUAMA; CITRULLINE; ERIOSEMA RUFUM EXTRACT; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; FORSKOLIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; KRAUSSIANONE 1; KRAUSSIANONE 2; LIBILOV; MACA; MACARIDINE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; N BENZYL 5 OXO 6E,8E OCTADECADIENAMIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NIKETHAMIDE; NUX VOMICA; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT; PANAXSAPOGENIN; PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PRASTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROTODIOSCIN; QUASSINOID; SILDENAFIL; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BERBERIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERIOSEMA RUFUM; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; FIBROSIS; GINSENG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; MANIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PAULLINA CUPANA; PRIAPISM; PTYCHOPETALUM OLACOIDES; SIDE EFFECT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; TRICHILIA CATIGUA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALIS;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORDYCEPS; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PHYTOSTEROLS; PIPERAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUASSINS;

LEPIDIUM MEYENII; TRIBULUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0345269175     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00621-0     Document Type: Article

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