Male impotence and sexual debility - any specific oils?

[Thrust Dawkins]

Hope to get your input about male impotence and debility. Are there any specific testosterone-like essential oils that may be useful?

Price and Price specifically indicate Rosemary and Clary Sage as well as the more general peppermint, pine, niaouli, patchouli, nettle, ginger, sandalwood, clove (bud) and cinnamon (leaf).

As sex is a two-way street, I thought that Clary Sage, Rosemary, Ginger and Cinnamon were a good way forward…

I personally dislike rose, jasmine, anise and ylang ylang – and know a fair few other lads who feel the same. I was reading that Jasmine SAMBAC is more masculine – any input on that one?

And how about the ladies out there? Any thoughts about using Patchouli or Clove bud as a base, or are they too masculine?

I have not yet met him, so simply have general details from a female colleague of mine: He is a hetro-sexual single male in his early 40s and he suffers from impotence and general sexual debility.

He has not approached his GP or ever tried Viagra etc.
As he is very interested in holistic therapies, he hopes to be helped naturally through massage, shiatsu and essential oils.

 

[BearsFan1]

I would strongly recommend, although he may be reluctant, that he seeks medical advise and diagnosis about his apparent impotence - I have a client who had similar symptoms, which he put down to stress induced by overworking and long-haul business trips which he had to endure every month for more than 3 years. It turned out that he had a far more serious underlying problem - impotence was just one symptom. He was 38 when I first met him 10 years ago, and had been sexually 'inactive' as he put it, for about 5 years.

 

[????d ?qq?]

Thanks for that, Jabba
I certainly appreciate and understand where you are coming from.
Before actually seeing him in person, I can only speculate as to his 'condition'.
In the meantime, I am only trying to satisfy my own professional curiousity as towards suitable essential oils - I will certainly advise medical intervention if this is a chronic condition

 

[Valerie Black.]

I would look at oils for the base chakra... vetiver is the main one that springs to mind, and oils for guilt as it's the main emotion for sexual dysfunction. The classic aphrodisiacs such as ylang ylang, ginger, jasmine, sandalwood and rose might be too intimate to use while with him but would be more suitable for him to use at home.

 

[deep blue2]

Thanks, Urban_Hippy , once again you inspire the Holistic within me ;-)
I had a look at Mojay’s ‘Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit’ – and he certainly affirms your choice of Vetiver.

Other oils that he suggests are useful for Base chakra (along with strengthening the Water element and Kidney Yang – to relieve fear and anxiety) are thyme, juniper berry and cypress.

I further like the idea of cypress, cedarwood, sandalwood and rosewood being deeply ROOTED trees as well as ginger and turmeric being both orange and an actual root.

Although Neroli is both a flower and of orange colour (Sacral chakra) it is said to relieve unease and shame due to sexual anxiety.

All said, I like the idea of Clary Sage, Red Thyme, Rosewood, Rosemary, Ginger, Vetiver and Neroli for massage and perhaps the use of Geranium, Cedarwood, Rose and Sanadalwood for products and home care (anti-wrinkle gel etc)

 

[JisteSeptwita]

Anytime manulike, glad to help!

You have a wide choice of some lovely oils there, it would be interesting to read what oils you chose after the consultation. Keep us posted.

 

[louisa]

He definitely needs to get a health MOT to make sure there's no underlying problem such as diabetes.

Once that's out of the way, Damiana oil is highly aphrodisiac. It's available from Eve Taylor, or I have seen it on Ebay. But I'd recommend your colleague makes up a blend with it in for her client to use at home as it may be a bit fast acting!

To answer one of your questions, I love Patchouli and don't find it at all "masculine", although I can see how someone could.

I'll throw another complication into the mix. I have a condition which means I can't use oestrogenic oils on myself, so that means Clary Sage, Rose and Geranium are out. What oils could replace them in a "women's" blend for me?

 

[idjkcgav]

Excellent question.
It also rules out the other female frigidity enhancers such as fennel, star anise, aniseed, niaouli, rosemary and common sage.

As far as I can tell, this leaves you with:
Pine, Ginger, Black Pepper, Clove bud and Sandalwood – as pure female impotence / frigidity aids.

Obviously, you will need to have a careful look at the pine you use, as there are so many types.

Also, I see nothing wrong in using Vetiver, Rose Otto and Neroli – Yes, Rose is neither an emmenagogue nor oestrogen-like, per Price.

 

[manu4live]

Yes but doesn't Rose Otto stimulate the production of oestrogen?

 

[takethepain2579]

I must agree with you, Chris, that on balance you might well be best avoiding Rose Otto – especially as there are so many variations between the Bulgarian, Turkish, Russian etc. Also, although Price & Price (2007) p.71 makes a very good argument for taking it in moderation during pregnancy, your case is indeed different.
Nonetheless, he does site Bardeau [1976] p.268, Franchomme & Penoel [2001] p.421, Roulier [1990] p.298 – who claim it to be an anti-haemorrhagic. He contrasts these with Wabner [1992] who claim it to actually be a menstruation regulator due to its ‘hormonal influence’ – thus, on balance, not emmengogic, nor hormone-like…

Same goes for Vetiver, which is alos often adulterated...

Obviously, one is best advised to use caution – especially as Pine, Ginger, Sandalwood and Neroli sounds like a lovely blend to me ;-)