Erectile dysfunction (ED) currently affects not only men in andropause, but also in the reproductive period ranging from 40 years of age; There is no exception that ED occurs in the 40 age group[1], and ED in this age group has a growing trend in the population.
The increase of ED can be the whole society problem, because family planning among men in developed countries is usually at the age of 35 to 45 years and can lead to a decline in population growth. Frustration from ED is negatively reflected in family life, which threatens the harmonious family life
and also concerns the working life of men leading to reduction in work and professional performance, conditioned by psychical disorders from ED.
The motivation to write the review was the rise of non-prescription natural supplements in the world market designed for ED and goal was to find out: 1. Which of these medical plants, their extracts and minerals in sold supplements have been tested for efficacy and safety, particularly in relevant clinical trials; 2. If it is possible with a change in life style and the whole integrative approach to improve or heal the ED?
Recent sale and use of medicinal plants and their extracts in the treatment of ED is mainly according to the declaration of the producers on a number of the thousand-year-old traditions in some nations, based on the efficacy and safety of these plants, verified in the long-time healing practice, and based on the reality that these medicinal plants are used in this nations until today.
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