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Definition: "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance "
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25.12.2024 |
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In this dosage, roasted pumpkin seeds have a prosexual effect
Traditional healers around the world give pumpkin seeds not only to men with prostate problems, but also to men struggling with erectile dysfunction. According to an animal study published in 2021 in the Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, this remedy may work. Especially if these pumpkin seeds are roasted.
Study
One group of rats was fed food with sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, as a positive control group.
The remaining four groups were fed chow with pumpkin seeds [PS]. Two groups were fed chow with dried pumpkin seeds, and two groups were fed chow with roasted pumpkin seeds. Akomolafe tested a relatively low and a relatively high dose.
Here's how Akomolafe processed his pumpkin seeds.
Results
Pumpkin seed supplementation increased the concentration of the hormones testosterone and LH in the erectile tissue of the penis. Supplementation also increased the concentration of the endogenous antioxidant glutathione [GSH] and the protective enzyme superoxide dismutase [SOD].
The trend here was also that roasted pumpkin seeds were more effective than unroasted.
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