THE Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ) says the traditional aphrodisiac 'mutototo' and others are good for arousing one's sexual drive if well administered by well "schooled" herbalists.
President Rodwell Vongo said men who have died after using local aphrodisiac were victims of quack herbalists.
Dr Vongo said African sex stimulants are good because they are natural as opposed to conventional medicines which he said have side effects if used over a long period of time.
He said the local aphrodisiacs are user friendly as they come in varieties and could be taken either for a short period of time or continually depending on one's condition and the herbal medicine used.
Dr Vongo, however, warned men in need of sexual stimulants to follow instructions to avoid negative effects and fatalities.
"Sometimes it is not the herbalists at fault because these young men take over-dose of the medicine in the hope of having more energy and as a result they end-up dying", he said.
Dr Vongo cautioned that people who have a history of hypertension and heart conditions risk dying if they use aphrodisiac because the boosters tend to excite the heart.
He has also warned "younger" men to desist from unnecessarily using sexual stimulants as they are meant for "older" men who have low libido due to age and certain medical conditions.
Furthermore, Dr Vongo called on local herbalists to be careful with areas where they collect their herbs saying mining areas on the Copperbelt and Kabwe were not good sources because the ground is contaminated with copper and zinc deposits.
Recently a 32-year-old man identified as Arbton Phiri of Kamwala in Lusaka died after this week after taking a sexual stimulant known as mutototo.
Dr Vongo urged legislators to come up with a law that will regulate the sale of herbal remedies in order to safeguard lives.
And a Lusaka-based medical doctor said people who take self or street-prescribed herbal remedies end up at the hospital with liver and kidney problems.
Abel Mwale, a senior resident medical officer at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) said it is difficult for medical practitioners to manage patients who take self or street-prescribed herbal remedies, especially if one is on long-term conventional treatment for TB, for instance.
Dr Mwale also warned that mixing herbal with conventional medicines overwhelms the liver and kidneys and makes one prone to other illnesses. "
The effects of these remedies on the liver and kidneys may not be immediate but this might be evident the next time you visit your doctor.
For the sake of your kidney and liver be careful with what you allow to reach these deep seated organs that perpetuate 'the miracle of life," he said.
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