Natural Herb Alternative To Viagra

There are literally thousands of sexual stimulants on the market for both men and women. They aren’t all good products. Some of them just don’t work well and others have side effects that you certainly don’t want any part of.

Based on some independent research there here is an example of a natural herb that has been tested successfully to be a first rate lower cost solution to Viagra.

There was a recent study done in Italy on a Chinese herbal remedy that could offer an alternative to men suffering from erectile dysfunction.

The herb known as horny Goat Weed has a reputation as a natural aphrodisiac. The lab experiments were conducted at the University of Milan.

Erectile dysfunction is a common condition worldwide, and drugs like Pfizer Inc's Viagra, Eli Lilly and Co's Cialis or tadalafil, and Bayer AG's Levitra or vardenafil, work by increasing blood flow to the genitals. However the side effects range from headaches, upset stomach and visual problems including blindness.

The Italian team looked for alternatives by studying a number of plants reputed to boost sexual performance.

After deciding to focus on horny goat weed, the researchers modified a compound in the plant called icariin and found it blocked the erection-inhibiting enzyme as well as Viagra did.

Because the compound targets the enzyme more precisely, it may have fewer side effects than Viagra Mario Dell'Agli, a researcher at the University of Milan, who led the study said.

Further tests in animals and humans are needed but the extract from the herb represents a potential new erectile dysfunction treatment with fewer side effects, Dell'Agli said.

"The compound icariin is present in the horny goat weed in large amounts and its activity against (the enzyme) is lower compared to Viagra," he said. "But the new molecule we synthesized from icariin is as good as Viagra against (the enzyme)."