The history of ginseng in the management of erectile dysfunction in ancient China (3500-2600 BCE)

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-20

  Nair, Rajesh ^a   Sellaturay, Senthy ^a   Sriprasad, Seshadri ^a  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient China; erectile dysfunction; ginseng; history of urology

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT;

CHINA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MANIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84860496167     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.94946     Document Type: Review

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