ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF MALE INFERTILITY (V)

Alternative approach to the treatment of male infertility or (low sperm count) V

Clinical experiences have shown that men with low sperm count (i.e. a sperm count that is below 20 million) respond so well to simple natural remedies (including wholesome dietary and lifestyle changes) better than most of the “Hitech” chemotherapies available today in the market.

Supplementary therapy using supplements like zinc, selenium, Vitamin C, E, B-Complex, L-arginine, co-enzyme Q10, etc, may sometimes be necessary, particularly, where bacterial and other microbial infections have been implicated or where nutritional deficiencies are strongly suspected. It is, however important to mention here, that the body requires a minimum of 72 – 90 days to produce healthy sperm or to normalize a depressed sperm production. Hereunder, are some of the simple and useful remedies that have been found to be quite effective in some cases of oligospermia (low sperm count).
i. A handful of freshly harvested broom weed (corchorus olitorious), also called “Ewedu” (Yoruba), “Ahinghara (Igbo), is crushed with one tumblerful of clean water. After filtering, the water extract is taken twice or once daily.
Broomweed is highly mucilaginous vegetable herb that helps in promoting sperm production. This simple remedy is usually recommended after eliminating any kind of microbial infection. It helps in rejuvenating any reproductive tissue damage associated with infections.