Effects of Psychoactive Plants on Male Sexual Function
Sexual function/dysfunction are crucial factors that determine the quality of life of an individual. In order to avoid hypoactive sexual desire and lack of sexual satisfaction, many people consume aphrodisiac agents which enhance libido and sexual desires. Psychoactive plants are claimed to have aph...
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| description | Sexual function/dysfunction are crucial factors that determine the quality of life of an individual. In order to avoid hypoactive sexual desire and lack of sexual satisfaction, many people consume aphrodisiac agents which enhance libido and sexual desires. Psychoactive plants are claimed to have aphrodisiac properties. In folklore, a number of natural products derived from these plants, including crude extracts and aphrodisiac concoctions, are consumed to mediate sexual motivation, increased desire, prolonged duration, and alertness. Psychoactive plants possess chemical compounds that most likely evolved as allelochemicals but, when taken by humans, target specific neural receptors, affecting emotion, perception, and cognition. Due to the diverse psychotropic effects of these plants, they have been utilized as medicines and in religious rites from ancient times. The historic use, toxicological profile, and effects of psychoactive plants on sexual function were briefly examined in this article. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d99f4ca68cc4ec79909a6325b3578b92025-08-20T03:35:07ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Psychosexual Health2631-83182631-83262025-07-01710.1177/26318318251316089Effects of Psychoactive Plants on Male Sexual FunctionOlorunfemi Oyewole Babalola0Olamide Wilson Fasakin1 Phytomedicine/Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics Laboratory, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals and Phytomedicine Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure, NigeriaSexual function/dysfunction are crucial factors that determine the quality of life of an individual. In order to avoid hypoactive sexual desire and lack of sexual satisfaction, many people consume aphrodisiac agents which enhance libido and sexual desires. Psychoactive plants are claimed to have aphrodisiac properties. In folklore, a number of natural products derived from these plants, including crude extracts and aphrodisiac concoctions, are consumed to mediate sexual motivation, increased desire, prolonged duration, and alertness. Psychoactive plants possess chemical compounds that most likely evolved as allelochemicals but, when taken by humans, target specific neural receptors, affecting emotion, perception, and cognition. Due to the diverse psychotropic effects of these plants, they have been utilized as medicines and in religious rites from ancient times. The historic use, toxicological profile, and effects of psychoactive plants on sexual function were briefly examined in this article.https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318251316089 |
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