FIVE PLANT MEDICINES FOR MEN
As Recommended in collaboration with Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter
Eleuthero
aka Siberian Ginseng (Wucha)
A shrub that grows as high as nine feet, Eleutherococcus
senticosus reaches maturity in seven or more years. The plant grows throughout
northeast Asia, in parts of Russia, China, Korea and Japan, but is most
abundant in Heilongjiang, where it is common undergrowth in forests, and
sometimes grows in great, impenetrable thickets. The plant yields a woody root
that is one of the all-time most highly prized medicinal plants in the vast
Chinese herbal pharmacopoeia. Employed in Traditional Chinese Medicine to
invigorate sexual function, boost vital energy and normalize overall body
functions, Wucha is classified as an adaptogen, enhancing immunity and vitality
overall. It is considered an exceptionally valuable tonic with broad uses and
benefits.
Studies of Wucha’s effects on human performance conducted in both
Russia and China show that Wucha increases human tolerance to a broad range of
stress factors, including heat, noise and increased exercise. When taken
regularly, Wucha increases work output, endurance, athletic performance and
mental alertness. Wucha also shows remarkable protective benefits under
conditions of serious oxygen deprivation. Due to its stress -reducing and
extraordinary performance-enhancing powers, Wucha is popular among factory
workers, athletes, miners, soldiers, deep sea divers and others who engage in
physically and mentally demanding tasks and occupations. The effect of the plant
upon sexual function is almost taken for granted. In cases of sexual fatigue,
Wucha restores vigor. In cases of impotence, Wucha restores erectile
function.
A daily dose of 500 – 1,000 milligrams should impart the benefits
of the plant.
Rhodiola Rosea
One of the great botanicals available today, Rhodiola rosea
originates from both Siberia and the Tian Shan mountain range of northwestern
China. A well studied adaptogen, Rhodiola defends the body overall, and protects general health and well-being. Its anti-stress and fatigue-fightin properties make it one of the most popular botanicals in all of Siberia. And
its promotion of energy, endurance and stamina makes Rhodiola rosea a valuable
aid for athletes.
In human studies using extracts of the root, Rhodiola fights
fatigue, combats stress, and possesses both antioxidant and anticancer
properties. Rhodiola protects body and mind against oxygen deprivation,
enhances overall immune function, and promotes healthy sexual function in men
and women.
In the brain, Rhodiola extract helps to improve various
parameters of brain function including attention, memory, thought formation,
calculating, evaluating, planning, and overall learning. Participants in
studies took between 150 – 200 milligrams of the extract
daily.
Maca
Maca is an annual plant in the mustard family which grows in the
highlands of Peru, and is consumed extensively by the people of that region.
Maca is one of only two food crops (the other potato) which grow at high
altitudes in the Junin plateau, ranging from 10,000 - 15,000 feet. The root of
the plant, which resembles a turnip, is harvested and
dried.
Two groups of novel compounds in maca are the macamides and
macaenes. Preliminary experiments with animals point to these two groups of
compounds as likely sex and energy enhancers. In the experiments, sexual
activity and stamina increased significantly as the quantities of macamides and
macaenes in the diet
increased.
Schisandra: Ultimate Superberry
Schisandra is the berry of a climbing vine native to northeast
China and parts of Russia. It is cultivated in long rows, and harvest takes
place at the end of July and the beginning of August.
As an adaptogen, Schisandra is a potent general tonic, decreasing
fatigue, enhancing physical performance, and promoting endurance. The berry
counters stress by reducing the levels of stress hormones in the blood.
Schisandra also offers special benefits for the mind. Several human studies
show that Schisandra extract improves concentration, coordination and endurance.
Schisandra helps to prevent mental fatigue and increases accuracy and quality of work.
In various human clinical studies with doctors, students, soldiers and other groups,
Schisandra demonstrated superior mind-sharpening powers.
As if all these benefits were insufficient Schisandra also offers first-rate liver-protective
benefits.
Ashwagandha
Of all the medicinal plants used in India’s several millennia old tradition of
Ayurveda, Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera, is the most highly prized.
Ashwagandha has been studied as an adaptogen,that class of natural plant agents
which enhance overall immunity and build non-specific resistance to various stresses.
In one human clinical study,Ashwagandha improved overall mental aptitude and reaction time.
In animal studies, Ashwagandha demonstrates significant stress-fighting power.
This is unquestionably key to the plant’s sex-enhancing powers. Stress factors of all kinds
compromise virtually every system of the body, producing stress chemicals
which in turn diminish the function of organs and glands. In the domino effect of
stress’s ravaging of the human system, fatigue, reduced immunity and sexual debility
go hand in hand. The overwhelming stresses of life leave people feeling devitalized. But when
you take Ashwagandha,that equation begins to turn around. As an adaptogen, the
root helps the body to normalize all aspects of healthy function in the face of
stress. A daily dose is approximately 250 – 500 milligrams of extract
standardized to 4 – 5% withanolides.
As Recommended in collaboration with Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter
Eleuthero
aka Siberian Ginseng (Wucha)
A shrub that grows as high as nine feet, Eleutherococcus
senticosus reaches maturity in seven or more years. The plant grows throughout
northeast Asia, in parts of Russia, China, Korea and Japan, but is most
abundant in Heilongjiang, where it is common undergrowth in forests, and
sometimes grows in great, impenetrable thickets. The plant yields a woody root
that is one of the all-time most highly prized medicinal plants in the vast
Chinese herbal pharmacopoeia. Employed in Traditional Chinese Medicine to
invigorate sexual function, boost vital energy and normalize overall body
functions, Wucha is classified as an adaptogen, enhancing immunity and vitality
overall. It is considered an exceptionally valuable tonic with broad uses and
benefits.
Studies of Wucha’s effects on human performance conducted in both
Russia and China show that Wucha increases human tolerance to a broad range of
stress factors, including heat, noise and increased exercise. When taken
regularly, Wucha increases work output, endurance, athletic performance and
mental alertness. Wucha also shows remarkable protective benefits under
conditions of serious oxygen deprivation. Due to its stress -reducing and
extraordinary performance-enhancing powers, Wucha is popular among factory
workers, athletes, miners, soldiers, deep sea divers and others who engage in
physically and mentally demanding tasks and occupations. The effect of the plant
upon sexual function is almost taken for granted. In cases of sexual fatigue,
Wucha restores vigor. In cases of impotence, Wucha restores erectile
function.
A daily dose of 500 – 1,000 milligrams should impart the benefits
of the plant.
Rhodiola Rosea
One of the great botanicals available today, Rhodiola rosea
originates from both Siberia and the Tian Shan mountain range of northwestern
China. A well studied adaptogen, Rhodiola defends the body overall, and protects general health and well-being. Its anti-stress and fatigue-fightin properties make it one of the most popular botanicals in all of Siberia. And
its promotion of energy, endurance and stamina makes Rhodiola rosea a valuable
aid for athletes.
In human studies using extracts of the root, Rhodiola fights
fatigue, combats stress, and possesses both antioxidant and anticancer
properties. Rhodiola protects body and mind against oxygen deprivation,
enhances overall immune function, and promotes healthy sexual function in men
and women.
In the brain, Rhodiola extract helps to improve various
parameters of brain function including attention, memory, thought formation,
calculating, evaluating, planning, and overall learning. Participants in
studies took between 150 – 200 milligrams of the extract
daily.
Maca
Maca is an annual plant in the mustard family which grows in the
highlands of Peru, and is consumed extensively by the people of that region.
Maca is one of only two food crops (the other potato) which grow at high
altitudes in the Junin plateau, ranging from 10,000 - 15,000 feet. The root of
the plant, which resembles a turnip, is harvested and
dried.
Two groups of novel compounds in maca are the macamides and
macaenes. Preliminary experiments with animals point to these two groups of
compounds as likely sex and energy enhancers. In the experiments, sexual
activity and stamina increased significantly as the quantities of macamides and
macaenes in the diet
increased.
Schisandra: Ultimate Superberry
Schisandra is the berry of a climbing vine native to northeast
China and parts of Russia. It is cultivated in long rows, and harvest takes
place at the end of July and the beginning of August.
As an adaptogen, Schisandra is a potent general tonic, decreasing
fatigue, enhancing physical performance, and promoting endurance. The berry
counters stress by reducing the levels of stress hormones in the blood.
Schisandra also offers special benefits for the mind. Several human studies
show that Schisandra extract improves concentration, coordination and endurance.
Schisandra helps to prevent mental fatigue and increases accuracy and quality of work.
In various human clinical studies with doctors, students, soldiers and other groups,
Schisandra demonstrated superior mind-sharpening powers.
As if all these benefits were insufficient Schisandra also offers first-rate liver-protective
benefits.
Ashwagandha
Of all the medicinal plants used in India’s several millennia old tradition of
Ayurveda, Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera, is the most highly prized.
Ashwagandha has been studied as an adaptogen,that class of natural plant agents
which enhance overall immunity and build non-specific resistance to various stresses.
In one human clinical study,Ashwagandha improved overall mental aptitude and reaction time.
In animal studies, Ashwagandha demonstrates significant stress-fighting power.
This is unquestionably key to the plant’s sex-enhancing powers. Stress factors of all kinds
compromise virtually every system of the body, producing stress chemicals
which in turn diminish the function of organs and glands. In the domino effect of
stress’s ravaging of the human system, fatigue, reduced immunity and sexual debility
go hand in hand. The overwhelming stresses of life leave people feeling devitalized. But when
you take Ashwagandha,that equation begins to turn around. As an adaptogen, the
root helps the body to normalize all aspects of healthy function in the face of
stress. A daily dose is approximately 250 – 500 milligrams of extract
standardized to 4 – 5% withanolides.
Dr. Jeffre Rosenfeld, D.C.
2222 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 828-8258
2222 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 828-8258
