"Butea Superba" Thai Herb for sexual enhancement

Butea Superba (Red Kwaokrua) for sexual enhancementbutea information. Butea Superba is a plant found in Thailand. Butea is used by middle aged and older Thai men as a tonic and sexual enhancer. There are many natural sexual enhancing herbs, including Avena-Sativa and the ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha. Anothe one that is often added to Chinese herbal sexual enhancers is cistanche. Another one from the Amazon is clavo huasca and the Chinese herb cnidium.

Mechanism of Action of Butea
Very little Western research is available on butea. One study indicates that butea superba has some anticholinesterase activity.

Antimicrobial properties of Butea
Compounds within butea have antimicrobial activity against several organisms.

Butea Aphrodisiac Properties
Butea superba is used as a sex enhancer in Asia. One human trial shows butea can improve erectile function in males (see below). Another study showed that when butea (the frondosa koen species) was given to male rats, they mounted female rats more often and they also ejaculated more frequently. For more natural treatment options for impotence.

Side Effects of Butea
Studies in rodents do not indicate butea superba to have any significant side effects, but long term studies are not yet available.

Butea Research Update
- Aphrodisiac activity of Butea frondosa Koen. ex Roxb. extract in male rats.
Ramachandran S. C. L. Baid Metha College of Pharmacy, Thorapakkam, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai, India. Phytomedicine. 2004 Feb;11(2-3):165-8.
In the present study, the aphrodisiac activity of Butea frondonsa Koen. ex Roxb (Papillionaceae) bark extract was investigated. The extract (400 mg/kg body wt./day) was administered orally by gavage for 28 days. Mount latency (ML), intromission latency (IL), ejaculation latency (EL), mounting frequency (MF), intromission frequency (IF), ejaculation frequency (EF) and post-ejaculatory interval (PEI) were the parameters observed before and during the sexual behavior study at day 0, 7, 10, 14, 21, and 28. The extract reduced significantly ML, IL, EL and PEI (p <>- Clinical trial of Butea superba, an alternative herbal treatment for erectile dysfunction. Cherdshewasart W. hulalongkorn University, Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Asian J Androl. 2003 Sep;5(3):243-6.
To study the effect of Butea superba on erectile dysfunction (ED) in Thai males. METHODS: A 3-month randomized double-blind clinical trial was carried out in volunteers with ED, aged 30 years approximately 70 years, to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the crude preparation of Butea superba tubers on ED. RESULTS: There was a significant upgrading in 4 of the 5 descriptive evaluations of the IIEF-5 questionnaire. Estimation of the sexual record indicated that 82.4% of the patients exhibited noticeable improvement. Haematology and blood chemistry analysis revealed no apparent change. CONCLUSION: The plant preparation appears to improve the erectile function in ED patients without apparent toxicity.