Rise of Herbal and Traditional Medicine in Erectile Dysfunction Management

摘要: Herbal medicine long has been used in the management of sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction. Many patients have attested to efficacy this treatment. However, is it evidence-based medicine? Studies done on animal models, mainly laboratory. randomized controlled trials humans are scarce. The only herbal medications that studied for dysfunction Panax ginseng, Butea superba, Epimedium herbs (icariin), Tribulus terrestris, Securidaca longipedunculata, Piper guineense, and yohimbine. Of these, B. superb, yohimbine published studies humans. Unfortunately, these were not robust. therapies appear potential benefits, similarly, health risks various phytotherapeutic compounds need be elucidated. Properly designed human should worked out encouraged determine safety phytotherapies.