An herbal remedy for impotence: More than was bargained for

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1379-1381

  Kenyon, Susannah L ^a   Button, Jennifer ^a   Perella, Paolo ^a   McKeown, Denise A ^a   Holt, David W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPINIAE OXYPHYLLAE EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA EXTRACT; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; EPIMEDIUM SAGITTATUM EXTRACT; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PORIA COCOS EXTRACT; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARDENAFIL;

ADULT; ALPINIAE OXYPHYLLAE; CASE REPORT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA; CORDICEPS SINENSI; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIMEDIUM SAGITTATUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GINSENG; HERB; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; LETTER; LIBIDO; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MORUS ALBA; PENIS ERECTION; PORIA COCOS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PURINES; SULFONES;

EID: 33749853949     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270006292630     Document Type: Letter

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