Paul Moundipa Fewou Author

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Herbal medicine use to treat andrological problems in Africa and Drug interaction

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Paul Moundipa Fewou

Several medicinal plants or food supplements are popularly used worldwide in and different regions of Africa for the treatment of male infertility, sexual asthenia, erectile dysfunction and impotency, or as aphrodisiac. Scientific studies have proven the acclaimed traditional use of these plants to enhance sexual activities or sperm concentration, motility and viability. Some of the mechanisms of actions associated with these plants included increased level of testosterone and the relaxation of the smooth carvenosal muscles. However, certain plants were also shown to be inefficient or to have detrimental effects on the male reproductive system, which may be due to the varying modes of plant extraction, duration of treatment, experimental design, dosage used, quality of the plant, or tox... view more»

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