Steroid Phytohormones: A Review

Authors

  • Thaís Couto Dos Passos Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
  • Tátilla Putumujú Santana Mendes Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
  • Pâmala Évelin Pires Cedro Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
  • Alana Caise dos Anjos Miranda Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
  • Gildomar Lima Valasques Júnior Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
  • Danyo Maia Lima Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v10i1.7810

Keywords:

Herbal Medicines, Anabolics, Testosterone

Abstract

Objective: Search for scientific evidence to support the use of herbal medicines Tribulus terrestris, Lepidium meyenenii (Peruvian Maca), Eurycoma (long jack), Commelinaceae (cyanotis vaga), Ajuga (turkesterone), Mucuna pruriens and Epimedium icariin, verifying its anabolic action and attesting to its risks and benefits.

Material and Methods: Integrative review, using the PRISMA method (Main Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis), in which “in vitro” and “in vivo” clinical studies in animals and humans were searched in the databases. which herbal medicines were used related to their anabolic effects.

Results and discussion: Through the information obtained, it was observed that the herbal medicines: terrestrial Tribulus and Epimedium icariin are related to the increase in testosterone levels only in animals, while the herbal medicines Eurycoma and Mucuna pruriens provide a positive ergogenic effect, increasing the levels of free testosterone and muscle strength in both humans and animals. There was also an increase in libido, motility and sperm quality, as well as other beneficial health effects related to the other herbal medicines in the study.

Conclusion: The herbal medicines Mucuna pruriens and Eurycoma longifolia (long jack) had the best results with regard to ergogenic effect and serum testosterone, yet more clinical trials in humans are needed to prove their complete incontestability.

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Published

2022-02-11

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Artigos de Revisão

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