Abstract
Background: Sexual health plays an important role in women’s health and quality of life. Sexual health management is a prerequisite for physical and psychological health of women. Sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm are three factors of female sexual response.
Objectives: This study aimed at the evaluation of the studies focusing on herbal medicine on women's sexual function and the assessment of its effectiveness.
Methods: So far, many different methods have been known for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction, however, none of them are not efficacious therapy.
Results: Generally, the use of herbal medicine is a safe and effective therapeutic method in the treatment of women with sexual dysfunction.
Conclusion: The role of herbal and nutritional supplementation in female sexual function has attracted researchers’ interest in recent years.
Keywords: Herbal medicine, phytotherapy, plants, sexual dysfunctions, sexual disorders, women.
Current Drug Discovery Technologies
Title:The Effects of Herbal Medicines on Women Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review
Volume: 18 Issue: 6
Author(s): Tahereh Molkara, Maliheh Motavasselian, Farideh Akhlaghi, Mohammad Arash Ramezani , Hamideh Naghedi Baghdar, Seyed Majid Ghazanfari and Roshanak Salari*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Persian Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad,Iran
Keywords: Herbal medicine, phytotherapy, plants, sexual dysfunctions, sexual disorders, women.
Abstract:
Background: Sexual health plays an important role in women’s health and quality of life. Sexual health management is a prerequisite for physical and psychological health of women. Sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm are three factors of female sexual response.
Objectives: This study aimed at the evaluation of the studies focusing on herbal medicine on women's sexual function and the assessment of its effectiveness.
Methods: So far, many different methods have been known for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction, however, none of them are not efficacious therapy.
Results: Generally, the use of herbal medicine is a safe and effective therapeutic method in the treatment of women with sexual dysfunction.
Conclusion: The role of herbal and nutritional supplementation in female sexual function has attracted researchers’ interest in recent years.
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Molkara Tahereh , Motavasselian Maliheh , Akhlaghi Farideh , Ramezani Arash Mohammad , Naghedi Baghdar Hamideh , Ghazanfari Majid Seyed and Salari Roshanak*, The Effects of Herbal Medicines on Women Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review, Current Drug Discovery Technologies 2021; 18 (6) : e130921186972 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570163817666201019130139
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570163817666201019130139 |
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