Pomegranate Juice: Is It the New, All-Natural Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor?

[摘要] Pomegranate juice, which is derived from the pomegranate fruit, has been shown to have potent antioxidants, supposedly even more than in wine or green tea. It has recently been shown that it seems to protect nitric oxide (NO) in its continuing battle against oxidative stress, and it thereby has the potential to enhance the effect of NO on certain biologic systems.1 Because tumescence occurs as a result of an intact NO-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway within the cavernosal nerve and cavernosal smooth muscle cells, it seems logical to determine whether pomegranate juice can cause improvement in erectile function.

[学科分类] 基础医学