Asian traditional medicine for erectile dysfunction

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-250

  Low, Wah Yun ^a   Tan, Hui Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asian; Erectile dysfunction; Herbal medicine; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EPIMEDIUM EXTRACT; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; FOLLITROPIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; GOSHA JINKI GAN EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JAMU; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

AGITATION; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANXIETY; ASIAN; ASTHENIA; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCULIGO; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GANODERMA; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEADACHE; HORN; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INFERTILITY; INSOMNIA; LIBIDO; MASSAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERVOUSNESS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARSAPARILLA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWEATING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34548290829     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2007.05.010     Document Type: Review

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