SAEDNEWS: SaedNews reports: Practitioners and specialists in traditional medicine consider each individual’s personal, psychological, personality-related, social, nutritional, and behavioral aspects when treating sexual diseases. After evaluating these factors, they proceed with treatment for sexual disorders and dysfunctions.
According to Saednews, Reports indicate that sexual diseases and disorders are among the most significant challenges that may affect both young men and women. These conditions can have a deep and sometimes irreversible impact on marital life, and failure to treat them in time may cause lasting harm to family stability and overall life continuity.
For this reason, in ancient times, scholars and physicians of traditional and complementary medicine used a variety of natural methods to treat sexual disorders. They considered these approaches among the healthiest and least harmful ways to maintain sexual health in both men and women.
According to texts written by Iranian traditional medicine scholars, various sexual disorders can be treated through herbal and traditional therapeutic methods. These include sexual impotence, reduced libido, excessive sexual desire, sexual dreams, and other related disorders.
One key principle of Iranian traditional medicine is that it treats the patient rather than the disease. Therefore, different treatment plans are prescribed for individuals with the same condition, tailored to each person’s temperament and constitution.
Traditional medicine practitioners consider each patient’s psychological, personality, social, dietary, and behavioral factors before recommending treatment for sexual disorders.
Treatment methods in traditional and natural medicine are diverse. In many cases, patients may be treated through dietary adjustments, sleep regulation, bathing habits, herbal medicine, mineral-based prescriptions, massage therapy, aromatherapy, exercise, and even music therapy. These approaches depend on the patient’s individual temperament.
Various factors such as psychological conditions, diet, physical activity, climate, age, medications, and other diseases can influence sexual health and improvement of related disorders.
Sexual weakness—referred to in Iranian traditional medicine as “weakness of sexual energy”—may arise from weakness in one or more vital organs or from general physical debility.
Practitioners first identify the root cause of weakness in the body before prescribing treatment. They often recommend specific diets and traditional therapies. Foods that produce bodily heat, create internal “wind” or gas, or generate humoral activity are considered beneficial. They also believe that consuming recommended foods after bathing enhances their therapeutic effect.
They further advise that if a diet cannot include all three desired properties, it should contain at least two, while the third can be compensated through other foods.
Ginger is a medicinal plant with a warm nature and a sharp, burning taste. It is widely used in both fresh and dried forms and is known for its powerful therapeutic effects, particularly in strengthening sexual function.
Regular consumption of ginger—whether in food, tea, or salads—may also help reduce blood cholesterol, decrease platelet aggregation, and improve digestion and metabolism.
In addition, ginger oil extract is available in pharmacies. It is sometimes recommended to consume 20–30 drops daily with food, salads, or tea, two to three times per day.
Green chili is a widely used spicy plant, especially in East Asian cuisines. Beyond flavoring food, it is also used in natural medicines and pain-relief products such as ointments and therapeutic plasters.
Green chili has antimicrobial and antispasmodic properties and can improve digestive function, particularly stomach performance in food digestion and absorption. It may also help reduce blood fat and cholesterol levels. Additionally, it is considered a natural stimulant that can help improve sexual weakness.
Some traditional medical texts suggest that certain foods may help treat sexual weakness. For example, fava beans are mentioned as beneficial. However, because they can produce internal “wind” and phlegm, they are recommended to be consumed with warm-natured herbs such as ginger or parsnip.
Other recommended combinations include lamb with onions, foods enriched with ginger, ripe sweet grapes, and raw chickpeas (under professional guidance).
In cases where sexual weakness is caused by general physical debility, foods such as simple soups, grilled meat, turnips, animal fat (ghee), soft-boiled eggs, almonds, walnuts, and milk are recommended.
Premature ejaculation is one of the most common sexual disorders in men, particularly those over 40 years old. It can significantly affect marital relationships, especially among men who are unable to openly address or treat the condition due to psychological, social, or cultural reasons.
Traditional texts identify four main contributing factors for this condition. They suggest that supervised bloodletting (phlebotomy), eating less food, and consuming sour beverages such as verjuice, pomegranate juice, and vinegar-based syrups in the early hours of the day may help improve and treat the disorder.
