Botanical therapies in sexual dysfunction.
Phytother Res
; 19(6): 457-63, 2005 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16114077
ABSTRACT
Sexual dysfunction is a serious medical and social symptom that occurs in 10%-52% in men and 25%-63% in women. Numerous central and peripheral neural circuits control sexual activity. Impairment of one or more of these functional circuits may have a significant impact on personal, social and biological relationships. Although several aspects of sexual motivation and performance are known, a complete picture of the various factors that control human sexual activity is still unknown. The available drugs and treatments have limited efficacy, unpleasant side effects and contraindications in certain disease conditions. A variety of botanicals are known to have a potential effect on the sexual functions, supporting older claims and offering newer hopes. This review, while evaluating various factors that control sexual function, identifies a variety of botanicals that may be potentially useful in treating sexual dysfunction.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas Medicinais
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Extratos Vegetais
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Disfunções Sexuais Psicogênicas
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Fitoterapia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Phytother Res
Assunto da revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos