Scientific References

MACA SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• Gonzales GF, et al Effect of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on sexual desire and its absent relationship with serum testosterone levels in adult healthy men. Andrologia. (2002)
• Spector IP, Carey MP, Steinberg L The sexual desire inventory: development, factor structure, and evidence of reliability. J Sex Marital Ther. (1996)
• J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Feb 3;151(2):897-902. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.058. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
• Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacology of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a Plant from the Peruvian Highlands Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012: 193496.

CORDYCEPS SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• Wong KL, et al Regulation of steroidogenesis by Cordyceps sinensis mycelium
  extracted fractions with (hCG) treatment in mouse Leydig cells . Arch Androl. (2007)
• Ji DB, et al Antiaging effect of Cordyceps sinensis extract . Phytother Res. (2009)
• Chen S, et al Effect of Cs-4 (Cordyceps sinensis) on exercise performance in
  healthy older subjects: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial . J Altern Complement Med. (2010)

MUIRA PUIMA SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• Shamloul R Natural aphrodisiacs . J Sex Med. (2010)
• Duman CH Models of depression . Vitam Horm. (2010)
• Piato AL, et al Effects of Marapuama in the chronic mild stress model: further
  indication of antidepressant properties . J Ethnopharmacol. (2008)
• da Silva AL, et al Anxiogenic properties of Ptychopetalum olacoides Benth. (Marapuama) . Phytother Res. (2002)
• Campos MM, et al Pharmacological and neurochemical evidence for antidepressantlike effects of the herbal product Catuama . Pharmacol Biochem Behav. (2004)

PYCNOGENOL SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• Stanislavov R, Nikolova V Treatment of erectile dysfunction with pycnogenol and Larginine J Sex Marital Ther. (2003)
• Ledda A, et al Investigation of a complex plant extract for mild to moderate erectile dysfunction in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm study . BJU Int. (2010)
• Roseff SJ Improvement in sperm quality and function with French maritime pine
  tree bark extract. The Journal of reproductive medicine, 2002 - europepmc.org

IODINE SCIENTIFIC REFERENCE

(also see micronutrient support blend refs below)

• FSA Micronutrient Folic Acid Iodine and Vitamin D Supplements Pre-Conception and During Pregnancy.pdf

ASHWAGANDHA SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• Gupta A, et al Efficacy of Withania somnifera on seminal plasma metabolites of infertile males: A proton NMR study at 800MHz . J Ethnopharmacol. (2013)
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24371462
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028209010140

L-CARNITINE SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• http://jpma.org.pk/full_article_text.php?article_id=2917
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22355991
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028202046794
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20357928
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25707144

SELENIUM SCIENTIFIC REFERENCE

• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673611614529

MICRONUTRIENT SUPPORT BLEND SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23571830
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19567449
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27693423
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943610