Nutritional deficiencies can cause imbalance in many organs, including the male reproductive system. To complicate matters further, the modern lifestyle of today is filled with fast food (including food additives), pollution and stress. It is therefore vital that you follow a balanced diet that provides the body with vitamins, minerals, and good fats you need to make hormones and proteins needed to make semen. It is also recommended that men keep the temperature of the testes within an appropriate range. This is because the male body was designed to keep the testicles and sperm fresh (which is why these structures of the body hanging out). The following herbs have been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years. Epimedium grandiflorum (Excited goat weed) has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years to promote male potency and reproductive health.
Recent research has confirmed that this herb can increase sperm production. Pharmacological studies and animals in China indicate that epimedium promotes sperm production, encourage sexual desire and stimulates sensory nerves. It also encourages mating behavior in animals. Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola) is used by traditional Chinese herbalists to provide longevity and so was called “grass of the fountain of youth” in China. It is well known in Ayurvedic (Indian) and African traditional medicine, and has a wide range of beneficial effects. Regular use helps promote connective tissue strength and blood vessel walls, including the seminiferous tubules that manufacture sperm.
Tribulus terristis (Gokshura) have a long history of traditional medical use in China, India, and Greece. In ancient times it was recommended as a treatment to promote male virility and to support a healthy libido in men and women. The herb is most widely known recently in the West when Bulgarian Olympic athletes who won medals claimed that use of tribulus had contributed to their success! Recent studies conducted in Bulgaria and are the latest evidence regarding tribulus. According to this research, tribulus increases levels of various hormones including testosterone, DHEA, estrogen and sexual function. Gokshura has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years as a tonic to the reproductive system and is also beneficial in relaxing (which can interfere with fertility) due to its calming effect on the nervous system.