It's long been used by the Chinese as an aphrodisiac, but new research claims tablets made from ginseng really can perk up a man's love life.
A South Korean study found men with
erectile dysfunction improved their performance in the bedroom after taking the
tablets for just a few weeks.
Although some previous studies have
suggested ginseng can help tackle impotence, many have been conducted in mice.
The latest research involved more
than 100 men who had been diagnosed with erection problems.
Impotence affects one in ten men in
the UK at some point in their lives.
Although drugs such as Viagra,
Cialis and Levitra have revolutionised treatment in the last ten years, around
30 per cent of men who take them see no improvement.
For these men, the only other
options are to inject drugs straight into the penis, or use a pump that
manually increases blood supply to the organ.
Neither is very popular.
While herbal remedies like ginseng
have been touted as alternative treatments, the evidence to support their use
has been lacking.
Ginseng is a plant that has been
used for thousands of years to bolster overall health.
The root contains several active
substances, called either ginsenosides or panaxosides, that are thought to be
responsible for the medicinal effects of the herb.
Scientists at the Yonsei University
College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, recruited 119 men with mild to
moderate erectile dysfunction.
The group was split into two and
while half took four tablets a day containing extracts of Korean ginseng berry,
the rest took identical dummy pills.
After eight weeks, researchers
measured improvements by using a recognised scale called the International
Index of Erectile Dysfunction.
The results, published in the
International Journal of Impotence Research, showed a small but significant
improvement in sexual function in the ginseng group compared to those on the
dummy tablets.
In a report on their findings the
researchers said: 'Korean ginseng berry extract improved all domains of sexual
function.
'It can be used as an alternative to
medicine to improve sexual life in men.'
A CURSE FOR MANY OLDER MEN
Most cases are due to narrowing of the arteries that take blood to the penis due to a build of the same kind of plaque that causes heart disease.
Erectile dysfunction can occur at any time of life, but it becomes more common with age. As much as half of men over 40 suffer from it, rising to about 70 per cent of over-70s.
As with heart disease, smoking and heavy drinking can significantly increase the risk.
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