Impotence & Erectile Dysfunction

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See also 3I. APHRODISIACS

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Western Tradition Simples Orchis Cinnamon Ash tree keys Rocket seed Parsnip seed Withania Skink Sea Holly root Clove Leek seed Nettle seed Fennel seed Shilajit Bull / Deer Pizzle Confected Ginger root Powder to Stimulate Venery (Wecker) Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Mesue) Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue) Powder of Three Peppers (Diatrion Piperion) (Mesue) Powder of Horse Testicles Pills of Nishat (Unani) Electuary of Calamus (Diacorum) (Mesue) Electuary to Promote Fertility Electuary of Orchis (Diasatyrion) (Nicholas) Electuary of Sparrows Brains (Wirtzung) Triphala Electuary Greater (Unani) Antidote for Cold Lumbar, Venery & Defect of Semen Antidote for Cold Kidneys and to Excite Libido Pills for Coitus (Arnold de Villa Nova) Electuary to Increase Sexual Potency (Unani) Tincture of Cinnamon Tincture of Musk Cinnamon Wine Ashwagandha Avaleha (Withania Electuary) (Ayurveda) Candraprabha Vati (Ayurveda) Musali Churna (Curculigo Powder) (Ayurveda) Nutmeg Pills (Jatiphaladi Vati) (Ayurveda) Powder for Seminal Debility (Ayurveda) Essence Pills (Bcud len ril bu) (Tibetan) Gymnadenia 7 (Dbang lag skyin sgor) (Tibetan)  Gymnadenia 10 (Dbang lag bcu pa) (Tibetan) Restoring Powder 6 (Gso byed drug pa) (Tibetan)

TCM Classification Simples Epimedium Yin Yang Huo Cistanche Rou Cong Rong Eucommia Du Zhong Rehmannia Shu Di Huang Velvet Deer horn Gecko Ge Jie Curculigo Xian Mao Morinda Ba Ji Tian Cynomorium Suo Yang Aconitum Fu Zi Deer Pizzle Cordyceps Liver Qi Stagnation loss of libido, erection dysfunction, hypochondriac tightness, sighing, dizziness, irritability, depression, recent emotional turmoil, thinking or worrying too much, abdominal distension. Xiao Yao San Damp Heat impotence, pain, redness or itching in the genitals, discharge from the urethra, loose stools, lethargy, aching limbs, low sperm count Er Miao San Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan Kidney Yang Deficiency impotence, low sperm count, pale complexion, fatigue, cold extremities, cold intolerance, frequent urination, lower abdominal distension, constipation or loose stools. Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan) (Rehmannia 8) Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan You Gui Wan You Gui Yin Zan Yu Dan Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao Kidney Yin Deficiency impotence, premature ejaculation, low sperm count, lower back pain, dull complexion, night sweats, dry mouth, dizziness, tinnitus, heat in the palms and soles Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Ba Wei Di Huang Wan Heart and Spleen Deficiency impotence, pale complexion, fatigue, abdominal distension, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, panic attacks, forgetfulness, clammy palms Gui Pi Tang

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Special Formula

1. Warm Goat Milk with 2 drams of Clove powder 2. Chickpeas, Pine kernels       2 oz. ea.    Rocket Seed, Pepper            1 oz. ea. Form an Electuary with Honey and take 2 drams. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615) 3. Pepper, Pine kernels,     Parsley seed, Deer Pizzle,     Turpentine                              equal parts Form an Electuary with Honey and take 2 drams. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615) 4. Onion seed     Orchis     Date     Frankincense     Sparrow Brains                      equal parts Form pills the size of a Chick pea. Dose: 5–6 pills. 5. Shilajit     Asparagus racemosus     Asteracantha     Sida cordifolia     Tinospora     Withania                                 1 part ea. Powder. Dose: 1 spoonful three times daily with ghee or milk. (Siddha)

6. Ram Testicles: i. boiled in Milk and Sugar with Sesame seed. (Tibet) ii. Boil Ram Testicles in Milk with long pepper, emblica, sugar, honey and butter “you can cope with all women” (Tibet) 7. Crushed orchis tubers boiled in Milk with sugar perfectly enhance potency. (Tibet) 8. Tibetan Compound     Lizard     Sparrow flesh     Goat and Ram Testicles     Canavalia     Entada     Cordyceps     Crab     Orchis root     Chebulic Myrobalan.              equal parts Powder and add to clarified Honey, with Oil and Molasses added. 9. Another from Tibetan Medicine:     Lizard     Sparrow flesh     Ram testicles                          2 parts ea.     Chebula     Sesame seed     Calcite                                      1 part ea.     Orchis                                       3 parts Boil the first 3 ingredients in Milk until it is thick, then add the rest in powder. and form pills the size of Azadirachta fruit. They should be chewed in the morning to make vigorous, radiant, and to promote potency, health and fertility. (Buryat Tibetan Medicine)

Research:

1. A panoramic view of medicinal plants traditionally applied for impotence and erectile dysfunction in Persian medicine
2. Efficacy and Safety of Common Ingredients in Aphrodisiacs Used for Erectile Dysfunction: A Review
3. Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review
4. Effect of 50% ethanolic extract of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry. (clove) on sexual behaviour of normal male rats
5. An experimental study of sexual function improving effect of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg)