Butea superba is Twinning woody long life herbal plant exist only in Thailand from the central part, eastern part, western part till the northern part of Thailand. This plant species can be found in the same habitant as Pueraria mirifica and also the mountains area. The long-shape tuber were annually enlarged and accumulated at least 15 chemicals in the group of direct chain organic acid , sterol, sterol glycoside, flavonoid and flavonoid glycoside.
Species : Due to the dispersal habitant of the plant, many varies had been found. At least cultivars had been studied and selected for commercialized plantation and were name as Butea I and II.
Chemical properties : This herb exhibit some chemical closely related to that of the Pueraria mirifica herb but some chemical is far more different.
The crude extract of this herb showed some similar reaction to that of the male pill; Viagra. They show vasodilatation effect the same as in the Viagra Tablet. Its chemicals also promote energetic body without any nervous or muscular or cardiac overstimulation. This is the reason why this herbal product can be studied and promoted to be the Herbal Viagra.
While the commercial Erectile Dysfunction-treated drug is a great interested product despite its serious adverse effect which some are related to death, a herbal product such as Butea superba with soft but safe action should be an alternative.
Furthermore, our researcher had found that Butea superba products could be in both forms, ingest product such as a health food product and a topical application product such as a gel cosmetic product.
Derived from clonal selection, the cultivar with high flavonoids and flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides has been selected and submitted to organic farming.
