Herbal Medicine in Andrology

Herbal Medicine in Andrology: An Evidence-based Update provides a comprehensive overview of ethnomedical approaches in andrology, including ethnopharmacology of plant extracts and relevant bioactive compounds. It highlights information on the availability of medicinal plants and the legal and procedural processes involved in developing a marketable product. This reference helps clinicians and scientists develop an understanding on how herbal medicine can be used to treat andrological patients in practice. Only a limited number of journal articles are available on this topic, making this reference a valuable source of information for a large audience, including urologists, andrologists, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists and basic scientists.

• Provides essential evidence-based information about herbal medicine
• Offers an ethnopharmacological background on bioactive compounds in certain plant extracts
• Educates the basic scientist and clinician on the use of herbal medicines in andrology
• Provides an update to recent advances on herbal medicine in andrology from world experts

Reproductive biologists, reproductive endocrinologists, academic clinicians interested in male reproduction, andrologists, embryologists, urologists, family practitioners, basic andrological scientists

1. Herbal medicine: an introduction to its history (B van Wyk)
2. Herbal pharmacognosy: an introduction (TBD)
3. Basic herbal pharmacology (TBD)
4. Overview on the clinical presentation and indications (K Leisegang; I Tambi)

1. Testosterone deficiency
2. Poor semen quality and infertility
3. Aging Males’ Symptoms

1. Erectile dysfunction
2. Hypogonadism

4. BPH
5. PCa
6. Prostatitis and MAGI
7. Autoimmunity (Anti-sperm antibodies)
8. Male contraception
9. Libido

5. Herbal medicine use to treat andrological problems

1. Americas (M Villar; G Gonzales)

1. Lepidium meyenii (Maca)
2. Serenoa repens (Saw palmetto)
3. Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin) seeds
4. Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng)
5. Chamaelirium luteum (False unicorn)
6. Ptychopetalum olacoides (Muira puama)
7. Smilax officinalis (Sarsapirilla)

2. Middle east (R Rahimi; M Hoosen)

1. Phoenix dactylifera (Red palm seeds)
2. Nigella sativa (Black seed)
3. Vitus vinifera and resveratrol (Grape seed extract)

3. Africa (P Moundipa; D Massoma Lembe; C Sewani-Rusike; R Henkel)

1. Pausinystalia johimbe (Yohimbe)
2. Basella alba (Malabar spinach)
3. Hibiscus macranthus (Hibiscus)
4. Typha capensis (Bullrush)
5. Mondia whitei (Whites ginger)
6. Aspalthus linearis (Rooibos)

4. Asia and the Indian Subcontinent (I Tambi; A George; K Bone)

1. Withania somnifera (Ashwanganda)
2. Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali)
3. Tribulus terrestris (Devils weed)
4. Panax ginseng (Korean ginseng)
5. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian gingeng)
6. Zingiber officinale (Ginger root)
7. Epimedium grandiflorum (Horny goat weed)
8. Astragalus membranaceus (Astragalus)
9. Gingko biloba (Gingko)
10. Curcuma longa (Tumeric)
11. Camellia sinensis (Green tea)
12. Centella asiatica (Gotu kola)

5. Traditional Chinese Medicine (S Tao)
6. Europe (K Bone)

1. Pinus pinaster and Pycnogenol (Maritime pine bark extract)
2. Urtica doica (Stinging nettle)

6. Quality control, extraction methods and standardization: Interface between traditional use and scientific investigation (J Campbell)
7. Legal regulations for the use of herbal remedies (J Syce)
8. Herbal medicine and drug interaction (TBD)

1. Commentary: Use of herbal medicines as primary or supplementary treatment in andrology (R Henkel; A Agarwal)

9. Current status of integration of herbal medicines in clinical practice and possible development of the market (A George)
10. Evaluation of the level of evidence (R Henkel; A Agarwal)
11. Epilogue (A Agarwal; R Henkel)