Thursday, January 10, 2008

Beware Natural Cures

Viagra sales have been falling since 2003 and will continue declining until patent expiry in 2013. This is likely due to competition from not just other pharmaceutical ED formulations but a plethora of natural alternatives as well. Beware, there are many natural ED "Cures" out there that are either fraudulent (have little to no effect) or are serious threats to the survival of some of our planets most awesome and exotic wildlife. For example, in China, tiger penis is considered a powerful aphrodisiac. Rhino horn has the same cache. Seal penis is popular in the northern latitudes, as is the Santi Bovine Penis from China.


Other "Natural" ED cures include cattle penis, Pilose (dear) Antler, Chinese Wolf berry . . . the list reads like attractions at the Bronx Zoo.


Aside from the poaching / animal endangerment issues of many of these "natural" ED cures, there are impurity issues as well. Galactogil, a French supplement that supposedly increases milk production in nursing mothers, and Santi Bovine Penis Erecting Capsule are both the subjects of a Health Canada Alert. According to Health Canada, Galactogil has been found to be contaminated with an unspecified microbe, while the Santi Bovine Penis Erecting Capsule has been boosted with Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. The French Health Products Safety Agency recently advised consumers there not to purchase or consume certain lots of Galactogil due to microbial (bacterial) contamination. All of the information about what Galactogil is in French so I am unable to verify exactly what it really is. "Galega" may refer to "galegas officinalis," the Latin term for what we call "goat's rue". One funny guy suggests that it is a product from outer space. What we do know is that bacteria found in Galactogil may cause a variety of adverse effects, such as pneumonia and blood poisoning. Pregnant/nursing mothers who take such contaminated products are at risk for miscarriage, stillbirth or severe illness in their newborn child.


Another reason sales of Viagra have been falling is that there is so much counterfeit material on the market. Some of it posing as generic Viagra but much of it as a "Natural" treatment. Most of it coming from China. Amal Alrub, a 28 year old Chicago woman was recently sentenced to six months in prison for her role in an international counterfeit pharmaceutical drug network that federal authorities said had planned to distribute $8 million worth of tablets from Houston. Mrs. Alrub was arrested in Houston in April after meeting with authorities and arranging to buy about 800,000 loose counterfeit Viagra tablets hidden in cardboard boxes filled with stuffed animals that were shipped from China. Federal agents learned that a cargo container with the counterfeit drug was en route from China to California, and ultimately, to Houston. According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Alrub was scheduled to pick up 100,000 of the tablets, federal officials said, and arranged for the remainder to be transported to New York. After arriving in Houston and inspecting the tablets, she gave an undercover agent $30,000 in cash, federal officials said.


Speaking of the ever inventive Chinese there is another "All Natural" Asian ED product on the market that purports to be made of ants. Yes, those little creepy crawlers that invade your house during droughts or when you've left crumbs on the counter. According to the company selling Polyrhachis Vicina, it was the Erectile Dy . . .preference of noblemen and kings. What the kings were probably low on is zinc, a compound found in ants, and an important trigger to the male penis.


But another "Natural" ED cure is called Virahi Kand a plant species found high in the Himalayas that looks like human testicles but acts similarly to testosterone.



This is by no means a comprehensive list of "Natural" ED cures, rather it is a brief survey of the types of formulations and ingredients and possibly illegal activities from companies purporting to rescue and support aging men's ED dilemma. My suggestion is that you minimize your risk and possible losses due to an ineffective "Natural" ED treatment, by asking for a free sample. Especially from companies who trade in "Natural" treatments. Why not. Your doctor has a whole drawer full of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra samples ready to be handed over to anxious recipients. The "Natural" treatments should be held to the same standard. Of course the visit or even a co pay charge at the local HMO is going to cost you a minimum of $25.00 to get your free sample and a prescription. And you will have to buy a gallon of gas to get there, and probably pay parking too. You will find that most "Natural" ED solutions are not available for free because they don't work. But, that isn't always the case. Some do. Confidence Rx is one of them, we are totally confident of that. So, if your ready to get started just click here for your free sample and two capsules will be sent to you in a totally anonymous package.


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