Natural remedies for impotence in medieval Persia

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-83

  Ghadiri, M Khaleghi ^a   Gorji, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Medieval literature; Persian history; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; CAMPHOR; COLOCYNTH; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; OPIATE;

ACACIA; ACACIA FARNESIANA; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ALMOND; ALPINIA; ALPINIA OFFICINARUM; BEAN; BOSWELLIA; CABBAGE; CACAO; CARAWAY; CARROT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CURCUMA LONGA; DATE (FRUIT); DIET; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FISH; FRAXINUS; GALLBLADDER; GINGER; GRAPE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HONEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMPOTENCE; IRAN; IRIS; LENTIL; LUFFA; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA; MATTHIOLA INCANA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; NUTRITION; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA ALBA; ONION; PEA; PEGANUM HARMALA; PENIS; PINE; PINUS SILVESTRIS; PISTACHIO; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO PSYLLIUM; POLYPODIACEAE; POLYPODIUM VULGARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROSA DAMASCENA; ROSE; TESTIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TURNIP; URTICA DIOICA;

HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PERSIA; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 1642565442     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901153     Document Type: Review

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