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- What is butea superba?<\/li>\n
- How does it affect testosterone?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nWhat is Butea Superba?<\/h2>\n
Otherwise known as Red Kwao Krua,\u00a0<\/em>butea superba is a flowering plant\u00a0that belongs to the pea family. It is a type of crawler that wraps itself around large trees and it’s flowers are a vibrant yellowish orange in color.<\/p>\n
It is native to Thailand and is thought be an aphrodisiac that increases sexual appetite and vigor in traditional medicine. Found in forests throughout Thailand’s northern and eastern regions, butea extract is believed to improve male sexual performance, strength and power<\/strong>\u00a0[1].<\/p>\n
The tuberous roots of the plant contain a number of bioactive compounds including a range of\u00a0sterol compounds <\/strong><\/em>and glycosides. <\/strong><\/em>The main compound that separates this plant from other plants is butenin, <\/strong>a type of flavonoid.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nDoes Butea Boost Testosterone Levels?<\/h2>\n
There’s a lack of research to draw upon for this herb. That in itself should send warning signals.\u00a0The studies that have been done are inconclusive and involve mostly animals.<\/p>\n
There are a small number of rat studies that have assessed the effects of butea on T levels. These seem to use doses ranging from 50 mg per kg right through to 250 mg.<\/p>\n
One study, published in 2010, found that regardless of 10, 25 or 250 mg doses, butea superba failed to increase testosterone levels in a group of male Wistar rats\u00a0<\/strong>[2].<\/p>\n
And many others have found similar results.<\/p>\n
Human Research<\/h3>\n
To date there are only two human trials available for evaluation. One of these\u00a0found that butea doses of 1,000 mg per day over a 3 month period elevated T levels by 11% [3]<\/span>.<\/p>\n
The problem is though that there were only 39 men involved in the study – all of which suffered with\u00a0erectile dysfunction. This is far too low a sample size to draw general conclusions from.<\/strong> Additionally, no other androgen markers were measured so it is hard to work out exactly what benefits occurred.<\/p>\n
The other human research\u00a0wasn’t so much of a clinical report, rather a case study [4]. In the case study, a 35 year old healthy Thai male had taken an unreported dose of the supplement for a few weeks to treat hair loss.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0examined by a medical professional the man suggested that he’d experienced a increase in sexual drive. His blood report showed a 1.7% increase in testosterone. This is currently the only trial that has reported elevated T levels when taking the herb – and even then the increase in minimal.<\/p>\n
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