Medicinal plants for sexual dysfunction

The aim of the present study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used by local me- dicinal plants practitioner for the treatment of snake bite and sexual dysfunction in Jessore and Bagerhat district of Bang- ladesh. It was found that a total of 35 plant species distributed in to 29 families are used for the ailment of diseases in which six plants are used in the treatment of snake bite and 29 plants are used in the treatment of sexual dysfunction. The plant parts used in their formulations were roots, seeds, fruits, flowers, rhizomes, decoctions, leaves, whole plants, wood and ash among which roots were 25.71% of total use, seeds were 28.57%, flowers were 11.43%, fruits were 5.71%, rhi- zomes were 5.71, decoctions were 5.71%, leaves, wood and ash were 2.86% followed by whole plant at 5.71%. Among ailments treated were erectile dysfunction, libido, low sperm count, night pollution, premature ejaculation, orgasm, coitus power and duration, spermatorrhoea as well as snake bite. Although they could not say the mechanism of action of their preparation but the recovery of diseases were excellent. Therefore, this ethnobotanical survey may provide a base to start the search for the new compounds related to pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacology for the exploration of the scientific knowledge to valid their utilization.

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