How does mint affect male potency - lower or increase?

People believe in the power of plants stronger than healers because of the disappointment in pharmaceutical preparations with their side effects and high cost. This makes us overestimate the effect of medicinal herbs. Among such misconceptions is the effect of mint on potency. It arose by chance and only because substances were found in it (isoflavones genistein, glycitein, as well as daidzein and its derivative equol) with a formula resembling estradiol (a female hormone).

Roster

Peppermint belongs to medicines, although this species was obtained by selection and does not exist in the wild. It contains only lemon balm, belonging to the same genus, but a different family.

Its scientifically proven properties of an antioxidant, sedative, stimulant of digestion and bile secretion, anti-inflammatory are provided by the presence in the composition:

• food acids - caffeic, chlorogenic, ascorbic, ursolic. All of them have a pronounced antioxidant effect, serve as antiseptics, light anticoagulants, strengthening lymphocytic immunity;
• essential oil - with stimulant properties on the central and peripheral nervous system, digestion, blood flow rate;
• tannins - the best natural antibiotics offered by nature;
• carotenes - precursors of vitamin A, useful for maintaining metabolism and overall health of cells of the epidermis, nails, skin;
• rutoside - a quercetin derivative. It is a powerful antioxidant, antiseptic and anticoagulant that reduces the permeability of the vascular walls, restoring their elasticity. It is also useful in increasing the skin's resistance to UV radiation;
• betaine - capable of replacing the lack of cyanocobalamin (B12) during the construction of DNA in cells and their membranes. Betaine helps prevent obesity, Alzheimer's disease, breast and prostate cancer.

The medicinal properties of peppermint are also "diversified" by a significant percentage of phytosterols - analogs of animal cholesterol for plants. Phytosterols reduce its absorption from food, which is beneficial for atherosclerosis.

It also contains phytoestrogens - a plant "replacement" for a woman's sex hormones. It was their discovery that received widespread publicity and became the reason for the rumors that men should not mint. But in fact, if we take the action of estradiol, estriol and estrone (the main forms of estrogen) for 100%, then the strength of the influence of the elements found in mint will not "hold out" even up to 1% of them.

Mint: benefits and harms for a man's body

With a rather weak effect, it is more correct to talk about the duality of the effect that mint gives for men. The benefits and harms of it are not even remotely similar to the effects of taking steroid drugs.

It is useful in reducing the risk of prostate disease, including cancer. A healthy prostate is the key to good potency. It also lowers blood pressure by leveling peripheral blood flow and normalizes heart rate. The antioxidant and anti-cancer properties of anything, including its components, are equally beneficial for the body of men and women.

On the positive side, estradiol and estriol with estrone are antagonists of dihydrotestosterone (the most active biological form of androgens), blocking its too high activity. The benefits of mint for men will be noticeable not only for chronic diseases of the prostate, but also:

• baldness;
• juvenile acne;
• hormonal acne in adulthood;
• oily seborrhea.

Contraindications

To get carried away with plant extracts is really harmful for men with an already existing background imbalance. It can manifest itself as a decrease in potency (difficulty with arousal, sluggish erection, shortened sexual intercourse), and:

• female-type fat deposition - mainly in the lower torso, especially on the thighs;
• cellulite on the buttocks;
• raising the tone of voice;
• Difficulty building and maintaining muscle mass;
• a decrease in the rate of growth of facial hair and a deterioration in its quality (thinner beard and mustache from thin, atypically soft hair).

Among the contraindications is the use of mint in combination with hormonal therapy, including the use of adrenergic blockers for ischemic heart disease, after a heart attack and stroke. It is harmful to hypotonic patients of both sexes.

Why can't men mint, or can they?

Compounds similar to male and female sex hormones are everyday for the kingdom of edible and medicinal plants.In addition to mint, phytoestrogens are saturated:

• all legumes;
• a number of cereals - wheat, rice, oatmeal, flax, lentils, as well as the basis of the "male" drink beer barley;
• carrots;
• pomegranate;
• grapes;
• apples;
• clover;
• licorice nude;
• alfalfa;
• hops are the second component of quality beer.

However, it is rare to hear that pilaf or apples are harmful to men. The negative influence of beer is talked about more often, but mainly in connection with its alcoholic base, deceptive "lightness" of the drink and a special form of intoxication that occurs when it is mixed with other alcoholic beverages.

For the development of beer alcoholism and obesity with characteristic "feminine" features, it is required to drink it daily, in a volume of 1 liter, for not months - years. Peppermint and potency are also not related by mutual influence, if we are talking about 2-3 pads of chewing gum or a cup of tea with it at night. For the manifestation of its harmful sides, strong decoctions or gruel with juice from crushed fresh leaves will have to be consumed up to 4 times a day, for six months or more.

Effect on potency

For these reasons, the myth that mint reduces potency in men is not without reason. But, as in the case of beer, here it is important to understand from what dosages its estrogen-like effect will become noticeable. They are very large, and in concentrations justified by at least some healthy considerations, it is useful as a mild sedative that does not affect potency, although it lowers the general excitability of the central nervous system.

If a man does not have a "mood" for sex, its use can further slow down the onset of an erection. If he suffers from increased excitability or sexual hyperactivity, it will be useful to him by allowing him to prolong sexual intercourse.

Recipes for Male Strength

Caution with mint, as with any medicine, is important to observe. Do not exceed the indicated dosages and terms of its use for therapeutic purposes. In a reasonable amount, mint has a positive effect on men.

Useful properties in relation to the heart, blood vessels, potency and the prostate gland of men are shown by the following recipes: