Medicinal plants for men: Natural help for prostate problems, hair loss and potency disorders

Healing plants have a bad reputation. All too often they are equated with hocus-pocus and assigned to the world of homeopathy, which is not rightly criticised. However, the tradition of herbal medicine or phytopharmacognosy is thousands of years old. Whether as teas or tinctures - the positive effect of plants on our health should not be underestimated.

However, James Green, author of the book "Medicinal plants for men" cautions: They are not a complete substitute for visits to the doctor, medication and traditional forms of therapy. Nevertheless, Green's experience and research in the field of medicinal plants can help to alleviate typical male ailments. This is another reason why it is worth taking a look at this often forgotten branch of pharmaceutical biology.

Guidebooks

Medicinal plants for men

German, 2019, James Green

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Guidebooks

Medicinal plants for men

German, 2019, James Green

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Before going into detail, a note in advance: I will list numerous different plants below. I deliberately refrain from going into detail about the exact ingredients or types of application, as this would go beyond the scope of this text. Also, many of the plants mentioned are of course not only effective for men, they are simply mentioned here in this specific context. For more detailed information, we recommend the book by James Green, but you can also seek specific advice, for example in pharmacies that specialise in herbal active ingredients.

Healing plants: Where can you use them

Gut-like prostate enlargement is almost normal in men with increasing age: according to the University Hospital Zurich about 65 per cent of men aged 65 and 80 to 90 per cent of 80-year-olds suffer from an enlarged prostate. Living with this is not easy. However, associated symptoms such as a weak urinary stream, prolonged urination, dribbling at night, a feeling of residual urine or the urge to urinate at night can be alleviated with medicinal plants.

Plants that strengthen the male reproductive organs and prostate are:

• Saw palmetto
• Stinging nettle roots
• Suma

Strengthen and heal the genitourinary system:

• Yarrow
• Horsetail
• Buccos bush
• Dandelion

Diuretic plants prevent the excessive accumulation of urine (due to a swollen prostate). These include:

• Woodland hydrangea
• Checkermelon
• Watermelon seeds
• Corn awns

What to do about erectile dysfunction and potency problems

Men do not have an actual "andropause" that is comparable to the menopause in women. Nevertheless, changes occur towards the middle of life. These are primarily hormonal in nature: testosterone decreases, albeit very slowly. While some men experience a decline as early as the age of 30, the natural decline usually stabilises from the age of 40.

Because the process happens gradually and not from one day to the next, symptoms of testosterone deficiency such as lack of drive and energy, sleep disorders or weight gain are not immediately noticeable.

Loss of libido is also possible, which can lead to anything from a lack of sexual desire to potency problems. In the latter case, psychological reasons may also play a role, such as relationship and job anxiety, questions of meaning, depression or stress.

Herbal remedies can then be used to intervene as follows: It helps to naturally build up the immune system and defences or increase general resistance. Echinacea, tragacanth root and Siberian ginseng are suitable medicinal plants for this.

If you want to boost your love, lust and virility, you can also make use of herbal aphrodisiacs. These include, for example:

• Ashwagandha
• Earth thorn
• Ginseng
• Juck bean
• Yoshimbe

Unhealthy lifestyle: herbal help for heart and nerves

Men live shorter lives than women, fact. And there are clear reasons for this, first and foremost their unhealthier lifestyles.

The realisation often comes late, delayed or even against their will. While women practise preventive medicine and have themselves examined in good time - because they are used to regular visits to the gynaecologist by the time they reach puberty at the latest - men often only go to the doctor when they are already feeling the pinch. Psychological ailments are also suppressed until physical effects become apparent. But that doesn't have to be the case. If you eat a healthy diet, maintain a good balance between body and mind and work with various medicinal herbs, you not only strengthen the nervous system, but also the body's engine, the heart.

Nerve-strengthening medicinal plants include:

• Flying oats
• Ferruginous verbena
• Damiana
• St John's wort
• Lavender
• Lemon balm

Heart and blood vessels can also be strengthened by:

• Hawthorn berry
• Ginkgo
• Passion flower
• Garlic

Prevention and care: Healthy reproductive organs thanks to the healing power of nature

The risk of infectious sexually transmitted diseases is not limited to changing sexual partners. Infections are also transmitted from time to time in long-term partnerships. As men are not an ideal breeding ground for viruses and bacteria due to their physical constitution (penis and testicles are located outside the body), they are not affected by fungi and other STIs as often as women. Nevertheless, they can still carry germs, which is why good hygiene in the intimate area is important. A bath in warm water with medicinal plants such as yarrow, sage, lavender or creosote bush cleanses and protects the intimate area - and thus also reduces the risk of re-infecting your partner.

If you are also interested in which medicinal plants can be used for specific female diseases and complaints, you can read about them here: