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Male Infertility Management With Alternative Medicine: Promises, Practice, and Perspectives – Treatment of Male Infertility Using Plant-Based Alternative Medicine
Treating Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders With Herbal Medicines
  • Sreepoorna Pramodh, Zayed University
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract

In this chapter, the main causes of male factor infertility, specifically endocrine abnormalities and effect of endocrine disrupters, will be outlined. For many patients, conventional therapy presents considerable financial strain and moral dilemma. In this context, many patients are preferring complementary medicine (CAM). Hence, the promises offered by herbal medicine including Ayurveda, Arab, and Chinese medicine will be explored in this chapter. Many naturopathic medicaments such as Withania somnifera, Asparagus racemosus, Curculigo orchioides, Zingiber officinale, etc. are being routinely used as part of traditional medicine practice in Ayurveda and Arab medicine and gaining wider acceptance in other countries. Common herbs, targeted infertility condition, and results thereafter shall be discussed. In the concluding part of the chapter, the potential deleterious contraindications of alternate medicine such as lead toxicity from Ayurvedic medications shall be briefly discussed.

Publisher
IGI Global
Scopus ID
85113919840
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4808-0.ch007
Citation Information
Sreepoorna Pramodh. "Male Infertility Management With Alternative Medicine: Promises, Practice, and Perspectives – Treatment of Male Infertility Using Plant-Based Alternative Medicine" Treating Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders With Herbal Medicines (2021) p. 164 - 186 ISSN: <p><a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/2475-6628" target="_blank">2475-6628</a></p>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sreeporna-pramodh/3/