For thousands of years, the Chinese have created incredibly powerful herbal supplements for treatment of sex related matters including erectile dysfunction or ED. In the United States, more than 30 million men suffer from some form of erectile dysfunction. It has led to increasing sexual frustration and poor self esteem among those afflicted by it.
The Chinese have been combining herbs for thousands of years and through trial and error, have come up with a number of herbal formulas and vitamins that have been proven to positively affect male performance and virility. A lot of these treatments are just now being proven by medical researchers and doctors to have measurable chemical benefits. One specific Chinese herb used for male impotence is the world famous ginseng plant, which had been for used in Eastern medicine since time immemorial for a variety of reasons. In one double blind study, after taking ginseng extract for just a week, about 60 percent of men showed significant improvements in their impotency.
A less popular ancient herb also by the Chinese used to increase male virility and treat infertility is Fo-ti, specifically its root. It is widely used in China for the treatment of both female and male infertility and is also believed to have life extending qualities. Studies conducted in the West have proven these benefits to be true and more studies are being conducted to determine the other benefits of this herb.
If you are not particularly keen in taking medications for your ED problem, you can always try safe alternative forms of treatment that may even be better than the ED drugs available in the market these days.
Ni Nan Gilbert is a licensed acupuncturist in Bellmore, NY, practicing acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and Western medical pathology. She is also the founder of Ni Nan Healing Art Center