Traditional Herbal Medications Help Women

August 2nd, 2008 |

One of the fears of the ancient tribes is lack of new generations to continue their clan. A woman’s fertility and a man’s virility has to be guarded and kept potent for their race to thrive. This is the reason that so many medicinal plants have traditionally been used to increase sexual potential and libido in ethnic groups. With modern technology, these plants are converted into capsules and easy-to-digest tablets that can be purchased online without subscription. While others may prefer to take their herbal medication in the way that our forefathers did, most men and women now enjoy the convenience of buying these processed herbal drugs easily.

The start of sexual malfunction begins in women with the lack of libido, dryness in the vagina during sex and decrease of blood flow to the clitoris, which cause the failure of vaginal engorgement and inability to feel pleasure. Some women give up sex as soon as they associate pain with lovemaking. In this sense, the need for an effective herbal medication for FSD (female sexual dysfunction) is increased.

Symptoms can occur at any age, but these are aggravated after menopause. Commercially available gels and creams are used against vaginal dryness, and androgens are used to increase libido. Recently, Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) has been identified as a drug that can increase vaginal engorgement and clitoral erection.

Some herbal drugs traditionally used to cure FSD include Siberian ginseng (component of Herbal Viagra) and Ginkgo biloba . The other strategies for curing FSD include hormone replacement therapy and use of vibrators to treat sexual arousal and orgasm disorders.

Reference:
Pharmacognosy Reviews, 2007, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 41-48