EBOOK - TINGKATKAN TESTOSTERON

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erone_concentration_and_histometric_analysis_of_testes_from_adult_Wistar_rats

Kajian63 lain menunjukkan penggunaan Ginkgo akan meningkatkan
nafsu syahwat di kalangan wanita dan rasa kepuasan seksual wanita
yang menjalani rawatan psikoterapi seksual.
Ada juga kajian menunjukkan Ginkgo tidak efektif memulihkan
masalah disfungsi seksual di kalangan pesakit psikiatri yang
mengambil ubat anti depressan SSRI. Ia berkemungkinan akibat
interaksi di antara ubat tersebut dengan Ginkgo.
Pengambilan Ginkgo membantu mengatasi masalah disfungsi seksual
untuk jangkamasa panjang jika di gabungkan dengan rawatan lain.
Kajian lanjut masih perlu di jalankan untuk membuktikan dengan lebih
konklusif kesan Ginkgo dalam membantu meningkatkan testosteron
dan disfungsi seksual.

63 Meston CM, Rellini AH, Telch MJ. Short- and long-term effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on sexual dysfunction in
women. Arch Sex Behav. 2008 Aug;37(4):530-47. doi: 10.1007/s10508-008-9316-2. Epub 2008 Feb 15. PMID:
18274887; PMCID: PMC2863090.

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xi. HORNY GOAT WEED (Epimedium)

Horny Goat Weed adalah sejenis herba yang telah di gunakan secara
tradisi di Asia Timur. Berdasarkan legenda ia mula di kenali kerana
pengembala kambing mendapati kambing-kambing jantan mereka
mula menjadi aktif seksual selepas makan tumbuhan ini.

Kredit Foto : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimedium

Nama botani tumbuhan ini adalah Epimedium dan ia tumbuh secara
semulajadi di China, Jepun dan Korea. Sekarang ia di tanam, sebagai
tumbuhan hiasan di seluruh dunia. Ia di katakan meningkatkan nafsu
syahwat dan memulihkan masalah lemah tenaga batin. Ia di jual dalam
bentuk tablet, kapsul, serbuk dan teh.

Bahan aktif didalamnya di panggil ‘Icariin’ yang berdasarkan kajian
bertindak seperti ubat viagra (sildenafil) dengan menghalang aktiviti
enzim PDE5 yang menyebabkan pengembangan saluran darah pada
zakar lelaki dan memulihkan masalah mati pucuk.

Satu kajian64 yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal perubatan Journal of
Sexual Medicine telah mengkaji kesan herba ini ke atas tikus makmal.
Kesimpulan kajian ini menunjukkan pengambilan ekstrak herba ini

64 Shindel AW, Xin ZC, Lin G, et al. Erectogenic and neurotrophic effects of icariin, a purified extract of horny goat
weed (Epimedium spp.) in vitro and in vivo. J Sex Med. 2010;7(4 Pt 1):1518-1528. doi:10.1111/j.1743-
6109.2009.01699.x

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memulihkan masalah mati pucuk. Kajian65 lain juga menunjukkan
bahan aktif ‘icariin’ adalah sangat efektif menghalang enzim PDE5
yang mengganggu ereksi zakar.

Kredit Foto : https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Gonadotropin-and-testosterone-levels-A-Serum-testosterone-level-
P005-relative-to_fig6_41416032

Walaubagaimanapun ubat sildenafil adalah 80 kali ganda lebih kuat
berbanding herba icariin ini. Di sampingkan pesakit yang mempunyai
masalah penyakit jantung, kardiovaskular dan kanser perlu berhati-hati
jika ingin mengambil herba ini kerana ia boleh menyebabkan rasa
panas badan melampau dan berisiko mengalami sesak nafas.

65 J. Nat. Prod. 2008, 71, 9, 1513–1517, Publication Date:September 9, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1021/np800049y

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xii. SAW PALMETTO (Serenoa ripens)

Saw palmetto adalah tumbuhan herba daripada Florida dan Wilayah
Tenggara USA seperti pokok palma kecil. Masyarakat asli Amerika
dari Puak Seminole di Florida telah menggunakan buah pokok ini
sebagai makanan dan herba untuk merawat masalah reproduksi dan
bengkak prostat. Ia juga di gunakan sebagai ubat batuk, kembong
perut , masalah tidur dan ketidaksuburan.

Kredit Foto : https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/saw-palmetto-benefits

Saw Palmetto adalah herba yang biasa di amalkan oleh lelaki yang ada
masalah bengkak prostat berdasarkan kajian66. Kajian67 juga
menunjukkan ia baik dalam membantu masalah berkaitan sistem
uluran (saluran kencing). Kajian68 menunjukkan ia membantu
meningkatkan testosteron tetapi ada juga kajian yang tidak
menunjukkan kesan begitu. Ia membantu meningkatkan nafsu
syahwat, penghasilan sperma dan memulihkan masalah lemah tenaga
batin.

66 Kwon Y. Use of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) extract for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Food Sci Biotechnol.
2019;28(6):1599-1606. Published 2019 Apr 17. doi:10.1007/s10068-019-00605-9
67 Suzuki M, Ito Y, Fujino T, et al. Pharmacological effects of saw palmetto extract in the lower urinary tract. Acta
Pharmacol Sin. 2009;30(3):227-281. doi:10.1038/aps.2009.1
68 Opoku-Acheampong AB, Penugonda K, Lindshield BL. Effect of Saw Palmetto Supplements on Androgen-
Sensitive LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cell Number and Syrian Hamster Flank Organ Growth. Evid Based
Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:8135135. doi:10.1155/2016/8135135

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Kajian69 pada tahun 2012 menunjukkan pengambilan saw palmetto
boleh mengurangkan masalah bengkak prostat (BPH) yang akan
mengganggu pengaliran air kencing. Kesan ini adalah berkaitan
dengan kesan saw palmetto meningkatkan paras hormon testosteron
dan menurunkan paras estrogen di dalam orang lelaki.

Kredit Foto : https://triquetrahealth.com/products/saw-palmetto-extract-with-pumpkin-seed-oil

69 Andriole GL, McCullum-Hill C, Sandhu GS, et al. The effect of increasing doses of saw palmetto fruit extract on
serum prostate specific antigen: analysis of the CAMUS randomized trial. J Urol. 2013;189(2):486-492.
doi:10.1016/j.juro.2012.09.037

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xiii. BASELLA ALBA (Basellaceae sp)
Ia juga di panggil sebagai Bayam Malabar (Malabar Spinach)/ Ceylon
Spinach /pasalakeerai . Ia biasa di gabungkan dengan herba hibiscus
macranthus untuk meningkatkan kesuburan. Kajian70 ke atas haiwan
menunjukkan pengambilan ekstrak daripada daun yang segar atau
daun yang di keringkan akan meningkatkan paras hormon testosteron
dalam haiwan tikus makmal. Ekstrak dengan menggunakan alkohol
didapati akan memaksimakan hasilnya.

Kredit Foto : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basella_alba

Tiada kajian khusus ke atas manusia untuk membuktikan kesannya
meningkatkan testosteron ke atas manusia. Tetapi amalan tradisi
masyarakat sebelum ini menunjukkan kesan yang baik
memulihkankan tanda-tanda rendah testosteron. Kajian lanjut masih di
jalankan.

Kredit Foto : https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effects-of-extracts-from-Hibiscus-macranthus-and-on-Moundipa-
Ngouela/7c15b2b7d4caacfdc8e5422a77929660638d5701

70 Moundipa FP, Kamtchouing P, Koueta N, Tantchou J, Foyang NP, Mbiapo FT. Effects of aqueous extracts of
Hibiscus macranthus and Basella alba in mature rat testis function. J Ethnopharmacol. 1999 May;65(2):133-9. doi:
10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00207-4. PMID: 10465653.

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Keluarga beliau berasal dari Kg Bayai
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mempunyai cawangan di Batu Berendam & Sg. Udang, Melaka, Batu Kikir,
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Beliau adalah Konsultan Perubatan Nutrisi, Penuaan Sihat, Perubatan Estetik
dan Perubatan Regeneratif (Nutritional Medicine, Healthy Aging, Medical Aesthetic
& Regenerative Medicine) dan banyak menulis tentang kesihatan disamping
memberikan ceramah kesihatan di seluruh Malaysia.

Berkelulusan ijazah MBBS dari Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India (1997). Beliau
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Kuala Lumpur (2013). Beliau juga telah mendapat Master in Nutritional
Medicine (MNM) daripada Australasian College of Nutrition &
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Beliau juga aktif dalam kerja-kerja NGO dengan mengasaskan dan menjadi
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