From the foregone, there is now growing interest in alternative medication for the cure and treatment of both of these male sexual dysfunctions. The use of herbal medicine in the treatment of both erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation has thus received a very big boost in recent times owing to growing realization of their effectiveness based on both historical records and some recent studies. Herbal medication and practice have been used for well over 5,000 years and have proven highly effective in the treatment of most male sexual dysfunction including erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
While most herbal practitioners over the centuries have focused more on the whole person, Western physicians look more at the disease itself. Herbs and foods are what have been used mostly for the treatment of most health problems.
New therapies continue to show the usefulness of plants as a source of our pharmacopoeia. It is on record that only 90 plant species accounts for most of the plant derived drugs in common use by physicians, about 120 drugs in all. Three-fourths of this list was discovered by following up on traditional folk medicine claims.
Medical disorders that are commonly linked to erectile dysfunction include:
1) Vascular diseases are diseases that affect the blood vessels. These diseases include atherosclerosis, heart diseases, low or high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. As a matter of fact, vascular diseases are thought to account for about 70% of erectile dysfunction patients as the diseases restrict blood flow to the heart, the brain and of course, the penis.
2) Neurological diseases - The nervous system plays a very important role in getting and maintaining an erection and it is very common for men suffering from multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord damages to also suffer from erectile dysfunction. Doctors say that this is due to the interruption of the transmission of nerve impulses between the brain and the penis.
Basic to the use of herbs in alternative medicine is the belief that whole plant material is superior to synthesized or isolated chemicals derived from plant sources. The material may be flowers, bark, roots, or leaves, used singly or in combination, often taken in the form of teas, or ground and taken as tablets, or used in salves. These compounds are thought to produce fewer unintended or dangerous effects, and a "balanced" action as opposed to single drugs.
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