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Supplement Could Be Herbal Viagra
Study Shows Effectiveness In Rats
- BetterMan is made from 18 natural herbs, which have been used
in China for 50 years and has no known side effects.
- The new study shows that the supplement has some physiological
effect and is not just psychological. (Such drugs usually have
a placebo effect of 30-40 percent on humans).
- The study examined the effects on rats, and there has been
no human study done yet.
- Tens of thousands of men have used the supplement in the United
States since its introduction in 1998.
- For information on how to get BetterMan, go to the company's
Web site.
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BOSTON, 4:05 p.m. EDT October 18, 2000 – Viagra is one of the most
talked about drugs of the last decade. Now, a number of herbal remedies
claim that they, too, can eliminate sexual dysfunction in men.
Tuesday, there were some surprising results from the first published
study on a type of herbal Viagra, developed in Massachusetts.
Touted as a sort of herbal Viagra, BetterMan is the first Chinese herbal
supplement backed by a scientific study. Published in November's Journal
of Urology, the study concludes that BetterMan is highly effective in
treating, and even preventing, male impotence.
"This product can not only improve the erectile function, but it can
also delay ejaculation, and improve sexual libido," BetterMan creator
Dr. Pei Pei Wu Wishnow said.
In the study, lab rats were made impotent by being fed a high cholesterol
diet. They were then given BetterMan, a combination of 18 traditional
Chinese herbs. One hundred percent of the rats regained sexual function.
"This study is just the first to demonstrate that ? really you can study
a historically tested formula from a scientific point of view," Wishnow
said.
BetterMan was introduced in America two and a half years ago. Although
there have been no formal human studies, the company said that it has
had more than a 70 percent success rate with American men.
"Tens of thousands of men have taken this product and have shown no side
effects and no contraindication with their present medications," Wishnow
said.
The herbs are not a stimulant, so there's no instant gratification. It
actually takes about three bottles before any noticeable improvement in
sexual function. Lack of FDA approval has some urologists advising men
to proceed with caution.
"People that have heart problems, have congestive heart failure, they
are severely diabetic, I probably would not try that, yet," Dr. Moise
Shems of Deaconess Waltham said.
The herbs used in BetterMan have been used by physicians in China for
more than 50 years, although no official studies have been done there.
It's available in the United States in limited supplies.
The product has been very popular at Johnson's Drug Store in Waltham,
one of the few places in New England that sells the herbal supplement.
"It's been selling very, very well, consistently for the last couple
of years," pharmacist Gary Krackoff said. "It supports the body and helps
both on the urinary function and sexual function."
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