It amazes us in the Ukmedix Newsroom how people still believe that by using ‘traditional, herbal or natural’ erectile dysfunction remedies they can cure the problem of impotence. The internet is awash with so called herbal Viagra tablets and potions which are in most cases actually poorly manufactured copies of the real Viagra tablets. The problem is that when men suffer from impotence they are extremely desperate and therefore are prepared to try practically anything which offers a glimmer of hope, and therefore the people who peddle herbal Viagra actually make substantial profits despite a useless product.
One country which is keen to cash in on this lucrative trade in herbal Viagra is the tiny Himalayan country of Sikkim. The fungus which grows naturally in the forest areas of Sikkim is called Cordyceps Sinensis and is often referred to as Himalayan Viagra. The government there has drafted legislation which will prevent the illegal sales of the fungus and only allow it to be sold at official Forest and Wildlife Department shops.
The fungus which is also referred to as Caterpillar Fungus is found in a number of other Himalayan countries such as Nepal and Bhutan and is sold for a huge amount of money when compared to what the average person in the region normally earns. A simple kilogram of the fungus may be sold for as much as £1,500 which makes the people who climb up into the mountainous regions to collect it extremely rich.
The sad thing about this Himalayan Viagra is that there has not been one clinical test done to show that it is effective or safe in treating men who suffer from erectile dysfunction. Therefore the only reason why it continues to be popular is because when men are desperate they turn to desperate remedies and there may be a small amount of a placebo effect which makes men think that they have slightly better erectile function after using it.
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