Plantas afrodisíacas como potenciales capacitantes de espermatozoides humanos

Revista de Fitoterapia

Volume 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 133-146

Aphrodisiac plants as human spermatozoa capacitants  (Article)

Medina, L.O.^a, 

Cortes-Mancera, F.^b, 

Forero, J.E.^c, 

Maya, W.C.^a 

 

^a  Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquía, Medellín, Colombia
^b  Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica-GI²B, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Aplicadas, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia
^c  Grupo BIOGEM, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional sede, Medellín, Colombia 

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Abstract

The use of natural products has impacted various aspects of medicine including sexual and reproductive health, through their deleterious effect on sperm cells or as aphrodisiacs. The mechanisms of sexual performance and sperm cells quality of several aphrodisiac plants have been studied, in order of evaluating the possibility of enhancing sperm capacitation. In this literature review, the pharmacological and traditional uses of 20 aphrodisiac plants that could be used as natural agents with effect on human sperm capacitation are reported. © 2015, CITA Publicaciones y Documentacion. All rights reserved.

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Fertility; Herbal extracts; Sperm; Sperm capacitation

ISSN: 15760952Source Type: Journal Original language: Spanish

Document Type: Article

Publisher: CITA Publicaciones y Documentacion

Funding Details

Number; Acronym; Sponsor: ITMP10242; JEF; Japan Ecology Foundation

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