Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH – Technical Editor
Impotence, and the evaluation of traditional ethnopharmaceutical remedies, are examined in this article. The modes of action of the remedies are described, and details of their chemical constituents given.
Male erectile dysfunction or impotence affects 10-15% of all men, which includes the figure of one in three men over the age of 60.
Physical action
Objectives in the preparation of this article were to examine the many materials cited in the literature and to classify them where possible according to the groups above, and to examine the chemical composition of the pharmacologically active plants and to look for patterns and trends within those structures.
Potential remedies from ethnobotanical and traditional use
Acanthaceae
The use of this family as aphrodisiacs is sparse in data and the action is likely due to the diuretic nature of these materials.
Apocynaceae
Many of this family are used in the treatment of oncolytic conditions.
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