Phytotherapeutic and nutraceutical preparations may help optimise male sexual desire and activity

Because of social, cultural, and religious evolutions sexuality has undergone profound changes in recent times A reduction in sexual desire and consequent difficulty getting an erection has been recorded. Certain phytotherapeutic and nutraceutical preparations may help optimise male sexual desire and activity.

The sexual response cycle consists in four stages: excitement, ‘plateau’, orgasm and resolution. During the first stage, a high level of tension is reached, which is then maintained during the next ‘plateau’ stage. This is then followed by a rapid increase in tension until the orgasm. The sexual tension then decreases until returning to the starting condition.

Erectile dysfunction indicates the more or less frequent incapacity to reach and maintain an erection suitable for penetration. Erectile dysfunction becomes more frequent with increasing age; it can be associated with metabolic disorders (diabetes mellitus) and cardiovascular disease. It can also be provoked by certain drugs (psychotropic drugs, antihypertensive calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, antiandrogens, diuretics).

Impotence is a man’s total or partial impossibility to perform the sexual act. It is distinguished by the absence of desire, erection, and ejaculation. In 90% of cases, it is of psychogenic origin.

Certain phytocomplexes (Ginseng, Moringa) and nutritional supplements (Rutin) can contribute to male sexual well-being.

Ginseng is the most important phytocomplex in the Chinese Materia Medica.

Ginseng in fact has tonic, energising, anti-fatigue, antidepressant, aphrodisiac, and anabolic properties. It is used in cases of a reduced libido and sexual impotence. Prolonged administration requires caution in hypertensive subjects.

The Moringa extract is the natural response to increase physical, mental, emotional, and sexual energy thanks to its supply of micronutrients, and is therefore particularly useful for the production and optimal use of energy in case of the increased need, excessive loss, or reduced nutritional supply of essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins.