APHRODISIACS USED IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

Autor: Mohd Tariq, Shaikh Imtiyaz, Shahid Shah Chaudhary
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Biological & Scientific Opinion. 1:239-242
ISSN: 2321-6328
Popis: For the propagation of human race there are four basic things which are essential - air, water, food and reproduction. Sexual activity is an intimate expression of love and a mode of procreation is an integral part of all cultures. The malfunction of this important activity leads to various psychological problems. Erectile dysfunction is defined as the persistent failure to develop and maintain erection of sufficient rigidity for penetrative sexual intercourse. Drugs s upporting the sagging libido or sexual performance which is not up to a desired level or enhance the sexual performance are called aphrodisiacs. To overcome the problem of male sexual (or) erectile dysfunction various aphrodisiacs are preferred. In Unani s ystem of medicine a number of herbs, minerals and animal origin drugs having aphrodisiac property are being in use since millennia. In this article an attempt is made to discuss about commonly used aphrodisiacs of Unani system of medicine.
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