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The Unani Approach to Treating Male Infertility: Natural Remedies for Reproductive Health

Unani medicine offers a holistic and time-tested solution for male infertility, using herbal remedies and diet changes to increase sperm count, improve overall reproductive health, and increase fertility.


Medication designed to suppress the immune system can significantly decrease healthy sperm production; such medications are known as mTOR inhibitors.




Mucuna Pruriens:


Mucuna Pruriens (also referred to as Kapikacchu or Velvet Bean) is an abundant natural source of levodopa (L-dopa), an essential precursor for producing dopamine neurotransmitter in our bodies.

Furthermore, its extract can boost sperm count and quality semen production significantly. As an Ayurvedic medicine it also works wonders.


Mucuna Pruriens seeds have been shown to contain L-dopa, vitamin C, alkaloids, proteins, lipids, and ascorbic acid; additionally they exhibit antidepressant and aphrodisiac properties. Mucuna pruriens is widely recognized as a powerful aphrodisiac that improves sperm production and motility, while its seed extract has even shown protective qualities against Naja sputatrix venom.


Mucuna pruriens seed extract was recently shown to protect rats from snakebite by inhibiting serine proteases activity and reversing the toxic effects of Naja sputatrix peptides in their livers and kidneys, decreasing lipid peroxide concentrations in seminal plasma and increasing sperm concentration and motility for oligo-pakistani hakeem.


Asteracantha Longifolia:


Unani medicine uses Asteracantha longifolia seeds as an aphrodisiac. They increase sperm count and improve overall reproductive health for males while simultaneously having antioxidant properties which can boost immunity thanks to various bioactive compounds present within this herb.


A phytochemical screening of Asteracantha longifolia's aqueous extract revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, glycosides, phenolic compounds, steroids and alkaloids - as well as showing its protective effect against CCl 4-induced liver dysfunction in rats.


Kokilaksha is an Ayurvedic plant used to treat general debility, jaundice, distension of abdomen and swelling. Additionally, this potency herb acts as an aphrodisiac for oligospermia and impotency as well as respiratory disorders and urinary tract infections.


Methanolic extract of Kokilaksha was tested for its antibacterial and antifungal activities with zones of inhibition ranging between 15.0 to 26.0 mm being demonstrated against microorganisms.


Tribulus Terrestris:


Tribulus Terrestris, an herb native to Eurasia and Africa that contains protodioscin to support sperm production. This substance boosts testosterone levels while improving count and motility of sperm as well as semen morphology - also improving semen morphology for men with low testosterone.Tribulus Terrestris supports prostate health while treating male infertility caused by low levels of testosterone.


Neychev and Mitev (2016) suggest that four steroidal saponins known as tigogenin, hecogenin, neohecogenin and diosgenin may be responsible for the herb's libido-enhancing effects (Gamal El Din, 2018). Furthermore, these compounds have also been reported to increase testosterone in rat’s testes.


However, it should be remembered that the effectiveness of tribulus depends on its source and type. Bulgarian tribulus is considered superior because of its abundance of protodioscin. Tribulus should not be used by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding as it may interfere with medications intended to treat diabetes and high blood pressure; additionally it has also been known to raise transaminases levels in some individuals.


Ipomoea Digitata:


Ipomoea Digitata, more commonly referred to as Vidarikhand or Bidarikand, is an aphrodisiac herb used for centuries by Ayurvedic practitioners to increase sperm count and motility while improving semen quality.


A perennial climber belonging to the Convolvulaceae family, this perennial climber also bears other names including Kamraj in Hindi or Bhui-kohala in Marathi Sanskrit Gujarati languages; Kamraj has also been known as Kamraj and Bhui-kohala; these names being given according to which language this plant belongs.


As this remedy is known to effectively address both oligospermia and asthenospermia - two causes of low sperm count - it also proves useful for treating ejaculatory problems.


ADDYZOA contains herbs that promote sperm enhancement combined into an antioxidative formula to minimize damage to sperm cells from free herbal stores near me. It includes Shilajit shuddha, Mucuna pruriens shuddha, Tinospora cordifolia and Withania somnifera that work to increase count and motility, available at most health stores as capsules; taken daily is best.

 

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