Ralf Henkel - Herbal Medicine in Andrology: An Evidence-based Update

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To my late parents Waldemar and Helga Henkel for instilling the values of hard work, perseverance, and dedication. To my academic teachers, Professor Christoph Kirchner (Philipps University, Marburg, Germany) and Professor Wolf-Bernhard Schill (Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany) for guiding me in my academic career and continuous support. To my wife, Adv. Sharon Henkel for her unconditional love and support, without which I would not be able to do this work.

Ralf Henkel

This book is dedicated to my father Professor RC Agarwal (late) for instilling the virtues of honesty, dedication, and hard work; to my wonderful wife Meenu and sons Rishi and Neil-Yogi for their unconditional love and support; to Professor Kevin Loughlin (Harvard Medical School), Professor Anthony Thomas (late) (Cleveland Clinic), and Professor Edmund Sabanegh (Cleveland Clinic) for their friendship, guidance, and support, which left an indelible positive impression on my life; and to my associates at work, large number of researchers and students, and most importantly the patients who placed their trust in our work.

Ashok Agarwal

Numbers in parentheses indicate the pages on which the authors contributions begin.

Ashok Agarwal (93,129), American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

Dulce Esperanza Alarcn-Yaquetto

(47), Endocrinology and Reproduction Unit, Research and Development Laboratories (LID), Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy

High Altitude Research Institute, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Roodabeh Bahramsoltani (67), Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences PhytoPharmacology Interest Group (PPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

Saptaparna Chakraborty (129), Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India

Rima Dada (1,9), Molecular Reproduction and Genetics, Department of Anatomy, AIIMS, New Delhi, India

Anandan Das (129), Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India

Damayanthi Durairajanayagam (93), Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

Elizabeth Oyebola Egieyeh (227), School of Pharmacy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Samuel Ayodele Egieyeh (227), School of Pharmacy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Lourens Johannes Christoffel Erasmus (37,123), Physiology and Environmental Health, University of Limpopo, Mankweng, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Diego Fano-Sizgorich (47), Endocrinology and Reproduction Unit, Research and Development Laboratories (LID), Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Manuel Gasco

(47), Endocrinology and Reproduction Unit, Research and Development Laboratories (LID), Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy

High Altitude Research Institute, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Annie George (215), Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Gustavo F. Gonzales

(47), Endocrinology and Reproduction Unit, Research and Development Laboratories (LID), Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy

High Altitude Research Institute, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Pokhraj Guha (129), Department of Zoology, Garhbeta College, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Ralf Henkel

(9,129), Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Isadore Kanfer

(175), Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada

Kristian Leisegang (123,189), School of Natural Medicine, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

Eckehard Liske (215), Departments of Life Sciences, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

Xuesheng Ma (147), School of Natural Medicine, Faculty of Community and Health Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Juliana Meredith (147), Red Rose Dragon Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Centre, Riebeeck Kasteel, South Africa

Paul F. Moundipa (83), Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon