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Phytotherapy in Sexual Disorder: Overview of the Most Important Medicinal Plants Effective on Sexual Disorders



Adeli OA1, 2 ; Prasad KDV3 ; Almajidi YQ4 ; Khalaf HA5 ; Hjazi A6 ; Hussien BM7 ; Hussein HA8 ; Naghdi N9 ; Pirhadi M10
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Source: Advancements in Life Sciences Published:2023

Abstract

S exual health is the result of the interaction of vascular, nervous and hormonal factors and is influenced by individual factors, interpersonal relationships, traditions governing family and society, culture and religion; these sexual disorders are one of the factors influencing marital life and it faces a challenge. The present study is a review of the most important medicinal plants effective on sexual disorders. In this study, a review of the key words sexual function, sexual dysfunction, plant medicine, herbal medicine, treatment, fertility was searched from Embase, Magiran, SID, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar databases. For each herb, selected published clinical trial and review articles were used. Based on the obtained results, medicinal plants such as Tribulus terrestris, Pomegranate, Red clover Lavandula angustifolia, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Pelargonium, Melissa officinalis, Quercus brantii, Ginkgo biloba, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Crocus Sativus, Zingiber officinalis, Ros Damascena, Celery seed, Date, Fennel and Carrot seed in clinical trials and Animal models are used to treat sexual disorders, Medicinal plants can effectively treat sexual disorders. Since hormone therapy has many side effects, increasing awareness of how herbs work on androgen, estrogen, and progesterone hormones and the sexual function of people will give us the knowledge that in couples' sexual dysfunctions, there are more choices for correction without using to have hormones with the aim of increasing the quality of life. © 2023, The Running Line. All rights reserved.
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