Australian Herbal Remedies for Impotence

Aboriginal medicinal wisdom and contemporary herbal health advocates both espouse the medicinal benefits of Australia's vast herbal wildlife. Many native flowering and fruit-bearing plants contain herbal essences capable of aiding many different health conditions, including impotence. For individuals suffering from impotence, alternative herbal remedies are less chemically harsh than pharmaceutical drugs and can address the many different health conditions that can cause impotence, such as improper blood flow and anxiety.

Consult Your Doctor

• Make an appointment to discuss your medical condition with your doctor before embarking on a course of supplementation. Impotence may result from improper blood flow, fatigue, stress or any number of health conditions.

  Identify the health conditions causing your impotence. Targeting a specific health condition, such as poor blood flow or anxiety, will allow for effective herbal supplementation. Follow any advice your doctor may give you to help improve your sexual functioning, including exercise and dietary restrictions.

Kangaroo Apple

• Eat fully ripened kangaroo-apple berries, which contain alkaloids and steroids that can improve blood flow to the genitals. The kangaroo apple is a flowering plant native to Australia, and the berry of the kangaroo-apple plant contains herbal substances that combat impotence.

  Make sure the kangaroo apple is fully ripe before ingesting it; the unripe kangaroo apple berry is toxic and potentially fatal. The berries will change from a green color in their unripe stage to a yellow-red or deep red when ripened.

Lemon Myrtle

• Purchase lemon-myrtle tea or essential oil. Lemon myrtle, native to southeast Queensland in Australia, contains sedative, antibacterial and aphrodisiac qualities, which stem from an aliphatic aldehyde known as citral. Citral can create a relaxed mood, helping you fight past any psychological barriers causing impotence.

  Follow your lemon-myrtle supplement's directions for use. Use topical ointments or tinctures containing only 1 percent lemon myrtle essential oil. According to research from the University of New South Wales, study of human cells and lemon myrtle essential oil in vitro has revealed that although higher concentrations of lemon myrtle may be toxic, a product containing 1 percent of its essential oil is safe.

Forestberry Herb

• Purchase a tincture, tea or supplement containing forestberry herb, strawberry gum or eucalyptus olida. These three names all refer to the same plant that grows naturally in the woodlands of Tenterfield, near the eastern coast of Australia. Forestberry herb contains aphrodisiac qualities in a stimulant substance known as methyl cinnamate, which metabolizes inside the body into cinnamic acid, increasing blood flow and aiding sexual arousal.

  Follow the directions for use contained in your forestberry-herb supplement. Check your supplement's ingredient information to make sure it contains essential oil of forestberry standardized to at least 90 percent cinnamates. Forestberry herb contains a rich, fruity aroma; you can even add it to fruit dishes and desserts to add deeper flavor tones.