How Effective Is Enzyte?

"Why is this man smiling?" Enzyte, the heavily advertised, herbal male enhancement pill mostly known for its "Smilin' Bob" commercials is, according to Enzyte.com "The #1 supplement in the world for natural male enhancement." It was manufactured by Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, which is now called Vanda LLC after a massive raid and arrests of founder Steven Warshak, employees and Warshak's mother, Harriet.

Ingredients

• Enzyte.com lists the ingredients of Enzyte as ginko biloba, horny goat weed extract, Korean ginseng, L-arginine, Tribulus terrestris extract and other supplements such as zinc, niacin and copper. It also lists gelatin, rice bran, oat fiber, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide. Many of these herbs are said to promote blood flow and testosterone production.

Effectveness

• According to Enzyte.com; "Taking Enzyte daily may help: Increase blood flow all day and all night. Achieve firmer, stronger, fuller-feeling erections. Reach peak sexual enhancement." An article by Rita Rubin in USA Today says, "While some of these herbs have been used for centuries, clinical trials are lacking." In the same article, Dallas urologist Kenneth Goldberg said, "It makes no sense medically. There's no way that increasing blood flow to the penis, as Enzyte claims to do, will actually increase its size."

Class-Action Lawsuit

• Attorneys at Murdock Goldenberg Schneider & Groh filed a lawsuit against Berkeley Premium Nutraceutical because of "false and unproven claims to lure men and women into purchasing the supplements, and used deceptive practices to charge consumers for unordered products." According to Mgslaw.com, "The Firm successfully certified three nationwide consumer fraud classes and subsequently negotiated a $4.7 million settlement. Importantly, class members retain all rights to recover a portion of the nearly $30 million that was seized from the defendants by the United States Attorney General."

Arrests

• Steven Warshak, his mother and business partner Harriet and other employees were arrested in 2006 after an investigation by the U.S. attorney general, FDA, IRS and the United States Postal Inspection Service. They were all found guilty of conspiracy, mail and bank fraud, money laundering and for defrauding costumers of more than $100 million. Warshak was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Insight

• Urologist Goldberg, in the article from USA Today, said, "Unfortunately, guys are just preoccupied with the thought that their penises are small. They have all kinds of psychological issues over it. It's very easy to play on that weakness." There has been little to no research to prove the effectiveness of Enzyte. Any and all personal issues that might involve taking any kind of medication should always be discussed with a licensed physician.