Traditional plant aphrodisiacs and male sexual dysfunction

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 831-835

  Bella, Anthony J ^a   Shamloul, Rany ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

aphrodisiacs; erectile dysfunction; ginseng

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ICARIIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TESTOSTERONE; YOHIMBINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BERBERIDACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; EPIMEDII HERBA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GINSENG; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; LEPIDIUM PERUVIANUM; LIBIDO; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUIRA PUAMA; NONHUMAN; OLACACEAE; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRIBULUS TERRISTRUS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

ANIMALIA; PANAX GINSENG;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902273779     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5074     Document Type: Review

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