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26.09.2024

The prosexual effect of just one capsule of date palm pollen

A supplement with date palm pollen improves sexual functioning in both men and women. A daily capsule containing 300 milligrams of pollen is sufficient, according to a trial published in 2022 in BMC Research Notes.

Study
Gynecologists from Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in Iran recruited 128 infertile couples aged 15-49 years and divided them into 2 groups.

For 30 days, couples in one group received a placebo every day, while couples in the other group took a capsule containing 300 milligrams of date palm pollen every day. The researchers used capsules made by their university's pharmacist.

The couples took their capsules after breakfast.

Results
Supplementation with date palm pollen improved sexual function in both men and women.

The researchers questioned the women with the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire [FSFI]. An FSFI total score of less than 26.6 indicates sexual problems. Supplementation lifted the average score just above this cutoff level.

Supplementation also improved the scores in men. For example, the average score for erectile function increased in the pollen group from 22 to 27. According to urologists, scores above a cutoff level of 24-25 indicate the absence of erection problems.

Mechanism
The researchers did not collect any data that could tell us exactly how date palm pollen improves sexual function. Based on previously published studies, the Iranians suspect that the hormonal effects of the pollen have something to do with it. Another possibility is that substances in the pollen affect the brain.

"Also, the presence of compounds such as alkaloids and flavonoids in dates increases sexual desire and sexual intercourse in males and females by affecting the central nervous system, stimulating dopamine secretion and activating the mesolimbic system and nucleus accumbens," the researchers write.

Source:
BMC Res Notes. 2022 Feb 15;15(1):55.

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