Poison spider venom can cure impotence

Scientists have found that a poison from Phoneutria nigriventer in Brazil can help treat erectile dysfunction in men within 20 minutes.

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A group of international scientists from Brazil and the United States found that PnTx2-6 toxins released by Phoneutria nigriventer spiders work to relax blood vessels and enhance blood circulation to similar genital organs. like current impotence treatment drug.

Scientists began studying the ability to enhance sexuality from Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom after they found that the victims of this spider bite improved markedly on sex life.

Phoneutria nigriventer spiders in Brazil.

Phoneutria nigriventer is considered the most toxic spider in the world when its victims often die within 1 hour after being bitten.

The team conducted the extraction of PnTx2-6 from Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom. They then injected the poison into the bodies of male mice with age-related erectile dysfunction to test the effect.

Experimental results show that spider venom works to increase the ability to release nitrogen oxide - a chemical that relaxes blood vessels and enhances blood circulation in the body, including the male genitalia. .

'Age-related erectile dysfunction has been partially restored in about 15 to 20 minutes after mice were given PnTx2-6,' a team member told the Daily Mail.

The finding may open up the hope of developing a new drug from spider venom that can effectively treat impotent patients with impotence when using current drugs such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. .

These drugs have revolutionized the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men in the last 10 years, but they have no effect on about 30% of patients. For these men, their only option was to inject the drug directly into the penis or use a pump to increase blood flow to organs, but both options were very inconvenient.