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There are many products marketed as Herbal Viagra, and as with any product on the market, some work and others don't. Unfortunately, a few sellers of these products have added pharmaceutical agents like Viagra or some of the newer drugs to their products. In my opinion, and I am quite certain of this, there are many herbs that have a positive influence on sex drive and sexual performance. It's to bad that some bad apples are giving a bad name to the herbal industry.
    I disagree with the title of the article listed below. There are some "Herbal Viagras" that do work, such as Passion Rx.

'Herbal' Viagra often no such thing
 "Herbal" Viagra and other so-called natural alternatives for treating impotence advertised on the Internet and in men's magazines are often contaminated with real drugs and could kill those who take them, researchers said on Monday. They said the flood of e-mail spam touting alternatives to prescription erectile dysfunction drugs was a sign of how popular such products were, but the researchers suggested that governments monitor and regulate supplements more closely. "These are being marketed as being safe and natural products," said Dr. Neil Fleshner of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada. "It is plausible that deaths have occurred or could occur." Fleshner and colleagues bought seven "herbal" erectile dysfunction products to find out what was in them. Two contained significant levels of prescription phosphodiesterase inhibitors - sildenafil, sold by Pfizer under the brand name Viagra and tadalafil, Eli Lilly and Co's Cialis.

"We think the implications of this are quite dramatic," Fleshner told a news conference. "Since these compounds are not natural, deliberate contamination of these products must be considered," added Fleshner, whose team presented the findings to a meeting of the American Urological Association in San Francisco. The erectile dysfunction drugs affect blood flow and can be deadly when taken with certain heart drugs containing nitrates. The researchers said they would continue efforts to get the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to more closely regulate "alternative" products.

PRESSING FOR LEGAL CHANGES
Current law allows non-prescription supplements to be advertised so long as they do not make specific health claims, such as lowering cholesterol. However, the FDA does move to stop the marketing of products that contain prescription medicines. "The law, in my opinion, is way off the mark," Dr. Ira Sharlip of Pacific Urology in San Francisco told the news conference. A British study said other herbal products could also be dangerous. Dr. Ramesh Thurairaja and colleagues at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in Britain did a "Google" Internet search using the words "herbal" and "Viagra." "I actually picked up 160,000 hits last year," Thurairaja told a news conference. "Two weeks ago I typed the same two words in and got 690,000 hits." Many of the sites also touted penis enlargement products, Thurairaja noted. His team assessed the first 50 Web sites and found only 36 percent offered any advice on who should not use the products and just 21 percent listed potential side-effects. Only 21 percent offered information from someone with medical training and 24 percent clearly stated that their information was not to replace doctors' advice.

"The commonest ingredients were yohimbe, ginseng and ginkgo biloba," Thurairaja said. "All these herbs have been previously investigated in the past and are known to have side effects such as skin reaction and cardiovascular disorders." The AUA's Dr. Mark Moyad said many "alternative" products were being pushed by doctors. "They sell products out of the office," Moyad said. "They haven't gone through any sort of clinical trial and (yet) they are 'doctor-approved'."

 The following paragraphs are excerpts from Natural Sex Boosters by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

Are there any so-called foods that can be classified as aphrodisiacs?
To my knowledge, no particular food enhances sexuality or can be considered an aphrodisiac if the expectation is that results would be noticed within a brief period of time, such as hours. There are certain herbs, though, such as yohimbe, that I consider to be an aphrodisiac since the effects start within hours. It is possible, though, that certain foods, such as fish, could be considered to have an aphrodisiac nature in the long run since fish provide longed-chained fatty acids such as DHA and EPA found in fish oils. These fish oils could improve blood flow to the genital region and also have beneficial effects on seminal fluid and sperms.
     Chocolate has been considered an aphrodisiac. The Aztecs brewed cocoa like coffee, and although studies show chocolate to contain phenylethylamine or PEA, to my knowledge eating chocolate (and I have done much of it) does not have much of an influence on sexuality. I don't think chocolate is a true aphrodisiac.

In recent years, science has made incredible breakthroughs in the treatment of sexual dysfunction. However, it has been found that the newly developed prescription drugs do not work equally well for everyone, and that—as the printed warnings make clear—they cannot be used without risk. Fortunately, there is an alternative. For hundreds of years, civilizations around the world have used numerous herbs and natural substances to achieve the same or even greater results—and with far fewer side effects. Now, best-selling author and physician Dr. Ray Sahelian has written an easy-to-follow guide to dozens of powerful sex boosters that increase stamina, sensation, and libido for both men and women.

In Natural Sex Boosters, Dr. Sahelian provides a clearly organized A-to-Z discussion of each natural substance, explaining what it is, what it does, the latest research, his personal experiences and reports from patients, how it is taken, the proper dosages, and presenting the scientific data behind the claims.

It is truly amazing that in this day and age, most people—including most doctors—are not aware of the many supplements that can naturally boost the sexual experience. Natural Sex Boosters provides new solutions to some very old problems.

Women and Sex
Female sexual dysfunction is a common medical condition that can have a major impact on self-esteem, quality of life, mood, and relationships. While there are religious, sociological, and emotional elements to female sexual function and response, impairment can also occur due to medical problems. Female sexual dysfunction is often categorized into three major areas: lack of desire; problems with lubrication and sensation; and difficulty having an orgasm.
        Declining sexual desire often troubles women as they get older, and is partly due to the body’s decreasing levels of testosterone and other hormones. Testosterone powers the sex drive in both men and women. Stress or depression can also lead to low libido. Vaginal dryness can develop when estrogen levels drop as menopause approaches.
        Many of the natural sex boosters discussed in this book work extremely well in women to enhance libido, arousal, lubrication, and sensation.

Men and Sex
In men, sexual dysfunction primarily takes the form of a decline in libido, and impotence. The 1992 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Conference on Impotence suggested “erectile dysfunction” (ED) as a more appropriate term for the inability to obtain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. ED is sometimes made worse by personal relationship issues. Male sexual dysfunction should be viewed as a chronic disease with medical, psychological, sociological, and behavioral components.
   Common medical causes of ED include chronic illness or the side effects of drugs. Additional risk factors for ED include cardiovascular disease, smoking, obesity, and high cholesterol. Less commonly, the problem is psychological. Physical causes are more common in older individuals whereas psychological causes are more common in the young. Erectile dysfunction does not have to be a part of getting older. It's true that as you get older, you may need more stimulation (such as stroking and touching) to achieve an erection. You might also need to wait more time between erections. But older men need not accept sexual dysfunction as a normal consequence of aging.

Some Chemicals Involved in Sexual Arousal
Nitric oxide (NO) is the most important chemical responsible for engorgement of sexual organs and erections.
Acetylcholine helps facilitate erections.
Dopamine is primarily responsible for enhancing sex drive, mood, alertness, and movement.
Norepinephrine and epinephrine influence alertness, arousal, and mood. These neurotransmitters increase libido, but may make it more difficult to have an erection.
Serotonin usually has an inhibitory effect, that is, too much serotonin decreases sexual drive and interest.
     Please keep in mind that these are simplifications. Neurotransmitters have different effects in different parts of the brain and body.

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How An Erection Happens
When visual or auditory stimuli of a sexual nature stimulate the brain, nerve impulses flow down the spinal cord where they stimulate activate parasympathetic nerve fibers, which go to the penis or clitoris and release acetylcholine. Acetylcholine helps cavernous smooth muscles (corpora cavernosa) to relax and as a result more blood flows to the penis. Touching the penis also stimulates the parasympathetic nerves. Usually, both mechanisms are at work to cause erections, but as people age, they derive less stimulation from the higher centers and need to rely more on direct penile or clitoral stimulation. In the young, higher centers of the brain are easily stimulated by fantasizing or thinking about sex, which seem to cause an erection or vaginal lubrication nearly at will. Another aging-related change is an increase in the refractory period, that is, the time from ejaculation to the next erection. This interval may range from several minutes in a young man to several days in a 90 year-old.
     When the penis is flaccid, the muscles of the corpora cavernosa are in a contracted state. This is maintained by the sympathetic nervous system using the chemical norepinephrine, which binds to alpha-1-adrenergic receptors. Yohimbine, a substance found in the African sex booster yohimbe, blocks these alpha-1-adrenergic receptors and prevents the contraction otherwise induced by norepinephrine. Erections now occur much easier since the corpora cavernosa are relaxed and blood can rapidly flow in.
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 From ram's testicles mixed with honey to ground rhino horn, the pursuit of "Herbal Viagra" has been an age-old quest with all the superstition and pseudo-science you could imagine, leading most scientists to dismiss natural aphrodisiacs as folklore. There is a general suspicion in the modern Western mindset that natural compounds purported to enhance sexual passion or interest are barely, if at all, effective. Most Westerners would be surprised to find out that there are dozens of natural aphrodisiacs that enhance sexual drive and pleasure in both men and women—and some of them are quite powerful.
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An erection is a complex event that occurs when blood rapidly flows into the penis and becomes trapped in its spongy chambers, called the corpora cavernosa. In addition to psychological and chemical components, an erection involves the neural, hormonal, and vascular systems.
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  Nitric oxide is another chemical involved in erections.
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