Natural drugs to help against genito-urinary problems and to enhance sexual functions - Also information about the stimulating herb catuaba and about Candida albicans and yeast infection

On this page there is a presentation of natural drugs to stimulate and improve the sexual and intimate functions of men and women.

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About Catuaba - Trichilia catigua and Erythroxylum vacciniifolium

Catuaba is a tonic and sexually stimulating herb from Brazil. It is by now used in most countries in the world as a constituent in herbal capsules, even though the tradiotional use is as a tea.

Botannical facts: Catuaba is a group of medium sized trees found in Brazil, especially Trichilia catigua and Erythroxylum vacciniifolium.

Other genera and families called catuaba are and used for the same purposes are: Anemopaegma, Ilex, Micropholis, Phyllanthus, Secondatia, Tetragastris and species from the Myrtaceae. The infusions from the bark of these threes are also called catuaba.

Habitat and growth condition: The trees  grow in western Africa in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Congo and Gabon.

Production and preparation: The bark of the treas are used. Infusions are made from the bark of the trees.

Usage and dose:  The infusion is often consumed as a tea. Often 1-3 cups of tea is used daily for some days or weeks.

Effective constituents and their basic reactions: Catuaba contains the alkaloids catuabine A, B, and C, tannins, aromatic oils, fatty resins, phytosterols, and cyclolignans. Catuaba has a sentral nervous stimulating effect and this effect probably in turn causes many of teh other effects.

Medical effects: Catuaba is a sentral nervous stimulant. It relieves fatigue, gives a feeling of strength and strengthen the ability of the mind and body to act. It also helps against poor memory.

Catuaba helps relieve anxiety.

It also strengthens the function of the sexual organs and the ability to perform during the  sexual act. It icreases the erection potency and helps against erectile dysfunction.

It also increases the sexual lust and arousal. The sexual effects is especially strong on men, but also women feel some of the same effects. Catuaba often gives erotic dreams, and this is often the first sign of its sexual effects.

Catuaba also strengthens the urinary system and its function.

Catuaba relaxes blood vessels and helps against hypertension. It also helps against insomnia caused by hypertension.

Catuaba has antiviral and antibactarial properties and can be of help against certain infections. Laboratory findings suggest that catuaba can help to prevent opportunistic infections in HIV patients.

When using catuaba, the general stimulative effect is often felt at once. The sexually stimulative effects comes gradually during several days use.

Side effects: Catuaba has no reported significant side effects.

Traditional medical uses: Indians in south america has a traditional usage of catuaba to give general strength, to strengthen the sexual power, to enhance libido and improve erections. Traditionally catuaba is used together with the herb muira puima.

Uses in modern herbal drugs: Catuaba is most often used in herbal drugs for stimulation of sexual lust, sexual performance and as an improver of male erections.

About Candida albicans

Candida albicans is a microscopic fungus, classified systematically i this way Kingdom: Fungi. Phylum: Ascomycota, Subphylum: Saccharomycotina, Class: Saccharomycetes, Order: Saccharomycetales, Family: Saccharomycetaceae, Genus: Candida, Species: C. albicans.

The fungus can infect the oral cavity, the digestive tract or the urogenital organs and even the blood. In patients with reduced immune responce it can give serious infection.  It is however best known to infect the vagina of women.

Most people have some of this organism in the oral cavity or digestive tract without suffering any symptoms. However, in some circumstances the yest can overgrow and then give symptoms of infection, and it can invade tissues wher it shall not be normally.

The fungus is diploid. It exists in a monocellular form or in thread-like, branched multicellular form. Ehen it is infecting tissues, it converts to the thread-like form.

Candida infection by women result in severe itching and burning sensations in the vulva or vagina and in whitish discharge.

Candida albicans in its infective form 250 times magnified

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is nutritional in nature and should not be construed as medical advice. This notice is required by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.