{"id":27082,"date":"2025-07-25T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/?p=27082"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:25:48","slug":"does-kaempferia-parviflora-improve-male-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/does-kaempferia-parviflora-improve-male-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Kaempferia parviflora Really Improve Male Sexual Performance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27082\" class=\"elementor elementor-27082\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd28f28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fd28f28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b799f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b799f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/black-galingale-on-table-2024-10-31-21-09-09-utc-2.jpg\" alt=\"Does Kaempferia parviflora Really Improve Male Sexual Performance?\" class=\"wp-image-27083\" title=\"Does Kaempferia parviflora Really Improve Male Sexual Performance?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/black-galingale-on-table-2024-10-31-21-09-09-utc-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/black-galingale-on-table-2024-10-31-21-09-09-utc-2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/black-galingale-on-table-2024-10-31-21-09-09-utc-2-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/black-galingale-on-table-2024-10-31-21-09-09-utc-2-600x430.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black galingale on table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaempferia parviflora<\/strong>, commonly known as Thai black ginger, has been traditionally used to boost energy and male vitality. But what does modern science say about its effects?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A study published in <em>Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine<\/em> conducted an <strong>8-week randomized controlled trial<\/strong> with male participants divided into three groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Placebo group<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kaempferia parviflora extract 25 mg\/day<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kaempferia parviflora extract 90 mg\/day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The group taking <strong>90 mg\/day<\/strong> showed a <strong>significant reduction in response time to erotic visual stimuli<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They also had a <strong>notable increase in penile size<\/strong>, both in the flaccid and erect states, compared to placebo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hormonal Effects<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, there was <strong>no significant change in FSH or LH levels<\/strong>, indicating that its mechanism is unlikely due to increased testosterone but rather <strong>enhanced blood flow (vasodilation)<\/strong> and nitric oxide pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cautions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this was a well-designed trial, the sample size was relatively small. Larger and longer-term studies are needed to confirm its effectiveness across broader populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit us at:<a href=\" https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/shop\/\"> https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reference (APA style)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kobayashi, K., Miyazawa, M., Nakamura, A., Kanno, S., &amp; Matsuda, H. (2018). Effects of Kaempferia parviflora extract on sexual performance and erectile function in men: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. <em>Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine<\/em>, 2018, Article ID 8203082. <a>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2018\/8203082<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b5f66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9b5f66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaempferia parviflora, commonly known as Thai black ginger, has been traditionally used to boost energy and male vitality. But what does modern science say about its effects? Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial A study published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine conducted an 8-week randomized controlled trial with male participants divided into three groups: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":27083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27082"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27339,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27082\/revisions\/27339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientalheritageherbalists.com\/wp-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}