Discovering a "miracle drug" for men from a wild plant in Vietnam

According to Medical Xpress, new research promises to help many men who are haunted by the thought of being "weak" because of problems in having children.

The results, published in the journal Phytomedicine Plus of the European Scientific Council for Medicinal Plant Therapies (ESCOP), also help analyze the truth about the "kidney-tonifying, virility-enhancing" effect that people often spread about the cat bean plant (Mucuna pruriens).

In Oriental medicine, cat's claw is used mainly to treat stomachache, dysentery, worm infections...

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The team of authors from the University of Ghana chose to study the powder from this plant because it grows quite a lot in their country. In Asia, this plant also grows wild in many mountainous areas of India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines...

Twenty-eight male mice were used in the study, divided into four equal groups. Three groups were fed a diet supplemented with low, medium, or high doses of cat's claw seed powder; while the remaining group was not supplemented and served as a control.

Hormone analyses after 90 days found no significant changes in sex hormones, however semen analyses showed an increase in both total sperm count and sperm motility in the moderately supplemented group.

The results suggest that extracts from this wild plant hold promise for providing a low-cost treatment to improve male fertility, amid a worldwide decline in sperm quality that has left many couples struggling with infertility.

Of course, scientists will need to do more research, including conducting clinical trials, to find the right dosage for humans.

Thu Anh

Source: https://nld.com.vn/suc-khoe/phat-hien-than-duoc-cho-quy-ong-tu-cay-moc-hoang-o-viet-nam-20230620075052094.htm