Herbs for Sex

Low sexual function or desire can have many causes. When caused by biological conditions, it is usually diagnosed as Kidney Yang Deficiency or Kidney Jing Deficiency. This is true for both men and women.

As the Kidneys are said to be the repository of qi, they are very often named in deficiency conditions. These Kidney deficiencies do NOT indicate kidney disease in the Western sense.

Kidney deficiencies are usually caused by exerting more energy than is transformed from food. The body then “taps its reserves”, and over time, depletes them. Contributing to this can be excessive energy spent by physical trauma, overwork, excessive sexual activity, and emotional imbalance. Poor or insufficient sleep, failure to rejuvenate through rest or vacation, or congenital deficiencies also can play a part.

This can result in low sex drive, impotence, erectile dysfunction, low sperm count, poor sperm motility, or premature ejaculation. It is sometimes accompanied by a sense of fatigue which is largely unrelieved by sleep. It is sometimes accompanied by weakness in the lower back or lower body.

Kidney Yin deficiency can also cause impotence. Men or women with signs of “heat”, women with vaginal dryness, or men who have low fluid volume in their ejaculate are likely to be Kidney Yin Deficiency.

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