Medicinal herbs in the management of male infertility

Abstract

Male infertility can range from neurohormonal imbalances, reproductive tissue disruptions, qualitative and quantitative deterioration of semen to sexual behavioral problems. The global deterioration of male reproductive health is a major concern and the modern therapeutic approaches to combat male infertility are expensive, less accessible, have long term treatment tenure and possess various side effects. Whereas, the herbal therapies, are better positioned to offer more holistic approaches to improve male reproductive health. In Ayurvedic pharmacology, there exists a special group of herbs, classified as vajikarana or aphrodisiacs, which nourishes and stimulates the sexual tissues. This review concentrates on the Ayurvedic approach to ameliorate male reproductive health referring to some of the most important scientifically tested herbs which have been reported to accentuate male fertility by imposing either stimulating or nourishing effects on the male reproductive organs.

Preventive effects ofAframomum meleguetaextracts on the reproductive complications of propylthiouracil‐induced hypothyroidism in male rat

“…Among the treatment methods of male infertility, medicinal plants have been used empirically in many nations as extracts, decoctions, fractions or semi‐purified compounds (Dutta & Sengupta, ). Aphrodisiacs are better positioned to offer more holistic approaches to improve male reproductive health through its stimulating and nourishing potentials on the reproductive tissues (Dutta & Sengupta, ). Aframomum melegueta of the Zingiberaceae family is a small size plant (herbaceous) of 1 m in height which is mostly found in tropical Africa.…”

The effect of sesame intake on adult albino rat testis during sildenafil long-term administration

“…Furthermore, sesame seed intake causes an improvement in the testicular parameters, fertility, and sperm production in adult male rats which may be attributed to the antioxidant properties of sesame (Mahabadi et al, 2013). In this meaning, the herbal therapies are better positioned to offer more holistic approaches to improve male reproductive health (Dutta & Sengupta, 2018).…”

Ekstrak Pollen Kurma (Phoenix dactylifera L) Sebagai Terapi Infertilitas Pada Pria

“…Ashwagandha, sapikacchu, shatavari, cabe jawa, dan butea superba juga merupakan tanaman yang ekstraknya dipercayai dapat meningkatkan kesuburan pria. Berbagai tanaman memiliki khasiat yang berbeda-beda, seperti meningkatkan produksi sperma, meningkatkan kualitas sperma, meningkatkan libido, dan peremajaan fungsi ejakulasi (Dutta & Sengupta, 2018) Pollen atau serbuk sari kurma atau DPP (Date Palm Pollen) merupakan salah satu tumbuhan yang dipercaya dapat meningkatkan kesuburan pria, terutama di timur tengah. DPP segar mengandung 5% hingga 36% air dan terdiri dari mineral, berbagai karbohidrat, asam organik, lipid, asam nukleat, protein, asam amino bebas, dan lebih dari 100 enzim dan kofaktor.…”