ginseng - Ginseng, Nitric Oxide, and Reproductive Activity
A 2002 study by the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (published in the annals of the New York Academy of Sciences) found that in laboratory animals, both Asian and American forms of ginseng enhance libido and copulatory performance. These effects of ginseng may not be due to changes in hormone secretion, but to direct effects of ginseng, or its ginsenoside components, on the central nervous system and gonadal tissues ^_Hong B; Ji YH; Hong JH; Nam KY; Ahn TY A double-blind crossover study evaluating the efficacy of korean red ginseng in patients with erectile dysfunction: a preliminary report.
J Urol. 2002; 168(5):2070-3 (ISSN: 0022-5347)Department of Urology_^ In males, ginsenosides can facilitate penile erection. ^_de Andrade E; de Mesquita AA; Claro Jde A; de Andrade PM; Ortiz V; Paranhos M; Srougi M Study of the efficacy of Korean Red Ginseng in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Sector of Sexual Medicine_^ This is consistent with traditional Chinese medicine and Native American medicinal uses of ginseng.

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