This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.
If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.
Erectile dysfunction, which is most improperly referred to as "impotence", is a disorder of the male sexual sphere, characterized by an objective inability to achieve and maintain an erection that allows satisfactory sexual intercourse. The mechanism of erection can be altered by multiple factors, in some cases even concomitant and in any case not exclusively linked to the psychological sphere, as was believed until some time ago. The different causes that can determine the onset of erectile dysfunction are psychogenic, endocrine, neurogenic, vascular (arterial and venous), pharmacological, surgical, radiotherapeutic and predisposing conditions. It is important to underline that of the different possible causes, some are "not modifiable" because they are linked to pathological situations, while others are instead "modifiable" because they are linked to behavioral factors (smoking and alcohol abuse, but also obesity and sedentariness are factors predisposing the problems of erectile dysfunction).
Medicinal plants and supplements useful for erectile dysfunction
Ginseng, Maca Andina, Yohimbe, L-arginine (for its action favoring the increase of the production of Nitric Oxide at neuronal and endothelial level), Butea superba.
