How does menthol affect a man's potency - benefit or harm?

Mint extract, due to its refreshing taste and smell, is actively used in various fields. Most often it is simply called menthol. Potency under its influence, as many believe, is significantly reduced due to hormonal changes in the body of a man. However, it should not be premature to say that a derivative of such a beneficial plant as mint is only harmful.

Menthol: benefits and harms for men

A chemical compound based on mint is widely used in medicine, perfumery, cosmetic and food industries. The most famous use for menthol is in the tobacco industry. Its addition to cigarettes reduces the irritation of the larynx caused by tobacco smoke.

The main properties of the substance:

• Activation of receptors susceptible to low temperatures - used to create antipruritic drugs and drugs that eliminate irritation and damage to the skin;
• Suppression of the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria - added to antiseptics as an active ingredient;
• Restoration of normal vasodilation - this effect is used in the creation of drugs for heart attacks;
• Reducing airway susceptibility to toxic compounds from cigarette smoke;
• Reduced pain effect due to cooling effect.

Menthol is also used for:

• Fight migraines;
• Reducing inflammation;
• Get rid of flatulence;
• Blood pressure normalization.

Many men are sure that the effect of menthol on potency is clearly negative, however, there is no medical data confirming this fact.

The negative effect of menthol on the human body is limited by individual intolerance to the components in the composition and an excess of the substance that enters the body. Also, one should refrain from it for the treatment of children under the age of 5 years, dermatoses with an extensive area of damage, varicose veins in a severe stage. With acute or chronic kidney failure, as well as increased fatigue, taking medications with mint is possible only under the supervision of your doctor.

An overdose of menthol provokes:

• Loss of coordination;
• Sleepiness;
• Dizziness;
• Nausea with urge to vomit;
• Stomach pain.

Does menthol affect potency and how?

According to doctors, menthol affects potency rather positively. The myth about the negative effect of mint on the male body arose after the publication of information in the public domain that mint contains phytoestrogens. However, their concentration is negligible: in order for men to at least slightly disturb the hormonal balance, it is necessary to drink 5 or more cups of tea or juice with mint added in a high concentration per day.

The positive effect of menthol lies in the following factors:

• The ability to restore blood circulation ensures a stable erection;
• A slight sedative effect normalizes the psychological state, relieves anxiety, depression, overexcitation;
• Beneficial effect on prostate tissue improves its functionality;

The most effective recipes for restoring erectile function with the addition of menthol:

• Mix in a glass container 2 teaspoons each of rosemary and mint leaves, as well as 4 teaspoons of thyme. Grind the components in a coffee grinder and pour a mug of boiling water over it. Cool to room temperature, strain through cheesecloth. Drink a serving throughout the day;
• Take 75 g of St. John's wort, mint, red clover, nettle. Stir and add 2 liters of boiling water. Leave on for 30 minutes. Drink about 200 ml before breakfast, lunch and dinner.

What should be given up completely?

Any medicinal plant can turn into poison or have the opposite effect if you drink it uncontrollably and in unlimited quantities. A complete transition to mint teas and juices for a long time is likely to decrease the main sex hormone - testosterone.

Often men sin on mint alcoholic cocktails, claiming that they lead to erectile dysfunction. However, it should be remembered that alcoholic beverages have a much stronger effect on sexual function than herbal decoctions. During the hot season, an excellent option for refreshing is "Mojito" mint cocktail, which is drunk in endless portions.

To minimize the negative effect on potency, you should make a cocktail as follows:

• Add mint and ice to the glass;
• Replace carbonated water with soda;
• Use brown sugar to taste.

CORRECTLY: experts recommend giving up carbonated drinks and alcohol, but this restriction does not apply to mint.Alternative refreshing drink:

• Mix ice cubes and fresh citrus;
• Crush mint leaves;
• Add clean water.

Conclusion: mint does not belong to the list of products included in the list of restrictions for men. At the same time, great care should be taken with factory menthol concentrates. The composition of such finished products usually differs from the "healthy" one, and can harm not only potency, but also health in general.

It is also categorically worth abandoning any herbal decoctions and infusions based on the collection of mint with oregano. This combination inhibits sexual function, and this fact is confirmed by medical research.

Cigarettes with menthol and potency

No less heated discussions concern menthol cigarettes. First of all, it is important to know that synthetic mint oil is used in the production of tobacco products. In combination with tobacco smoke, it has a particularly negative effect on the state of the body.

There are 2 popular opinions on how sexual function changes when exposed to menthol cigarettes. Potency, according to some experts, is subjected to a massive harmful effect, however, adherents of a different position argue that the point is not mint, but nicotine.

The opinion of adherents of the unequivocal harm of menthol cigarettes:

• A sharp vasospasm occurs, tissues experience so-called oxygen starvation, the vessels of the penis do not conduct enough blood to fully saturate the corpora cavernosa;
• Metabolic processes are disrupted, which negatively affects sexual desire;
• Menthol inhibits the production of testosterone, which reduces sexual interest in the opposite sex and can lead to an incident in an intimate setting.

"Participants" of the opposite position question the presence of real menthol in cigarettes. In their opinion, it is just a flavoring additive that does not affect sexual function. Therefore, when sexual weakness appears, it is not the type of tobacco products that should be reviewed, but the advisability of continuing to smoke any cigarettes should be considered.