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Venom from world's deadliest spider could cure erectile dysfunction within 20 minutes
Daily Mail ^ | 07:08 EST, 29 August 2012 | Pat Hagan

Posted on 08/29/2012 9:38:59 PM PDT by null and void

It sounds like a most unlikely aphrodisiac. But scientists have discovered the venom from what’s considered the world’s deadliest spider could be the secret to bolstering a man’s love life.

Toxins produced by the Brazilian Wandering Spider, or Phoneutria nigriventer, appear to combat erectile dysfunction within 20 minutes of entering the body.

Tests carried out on rats show the venom boosts performance by increasing the release of nitric oxide, a chemical that dilates blood vessels and improves blood flow. This is similar to how existing impotence drugs work.


In tests on rats the spider's toxin boosted erections by triggering the release of nitric oxide

It is also known as the banana spider because of its habit of stowing away in shipments of the fruit.

Although drugs such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra have revolutionised treatment in the last ten years, around 30 per cent of men who take them see no improvement.

For these men, the only other options are to inject drugs straight into the penis, or use a pump that manually increases blood supply to the organ. Neither is very popular.

Researchers from Brazil and the US extracted the toxin, called PnTx2-6, from the deadly venom and injected it into rats which had age-related erectile dysfunction.

They found the toxin boosted erections by triggering the release of nitric oxide, which boosts circulation in the male genitals by helping blood vessel walls relax.

In a report on their findings, published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the researchers said: ‘The decrease in erectile function associated with age was partially restored 15 to 20 minutes after injection with PnTx2-6.’

Brazilian scientists first became interested in the deadly spider’s ability to boost sexual performance when victims of bites reported major improvements in their sex lives.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: amazon; brazil; erectiledysfunction; phoneutria
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To: null and void

I’ll bet that one bite by that nasty looking spider would make the front of your pants bulge immediately...the back of your pants too!


61 posted on 08/30/2012 4:18:50 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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I spied her...I sighed....

I spidered.....She cried!

62 posted on 08/30/2012 4:28:42 AM PDT by DainBramage
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Wonder what this spider-bite treatment costs? Might be cheaper to just buy a bigger truck.


63 posted on 08/30/2012 4:31:16 AM PDT by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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So now it has two reasons to be called the banana spider


64 posted on 08/30/2012 4:33:31 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Hopey changey Low emission unicorns and a crap sandwich)
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“Take a pitchur and share first, please?”

I don’t see it this morning. Maybe a bird got it? Woulda taken an eagle though!


65 posted on 08/30/2012 4:55:31 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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Slow news week? They seem to drag this story out every so often.


66 posted on 08/30/2012 5:09:44 AM PDT by Moltke ("I am Dr. Sonderborg," he said, "and I don't want any nonsense.")
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Costume sold separately.

67 posted on 08/30/2012 5:24:29 AM PDT by ZOOKER ( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)
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The itsy bitty spider ran up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And all of the wives are smilin’ once again.


68 posted on 08/30/2012 6:23:22 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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can’t wait to hear the two-minute long list of adverse side effects in THAT commercial!


69 posted on 08/30/2012 6:24:59 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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And worse. . .


70 posted on 08/30/2012 6:25:25 AM PDT by doberville
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” ...then you die. Happy. “

Yeah, but they can’t close the coffin lid.


71 posted on 08/30/2012 6:40:35 AM PDT by Humble Servant (Work for the most conservative one in the race, and keep up the pressure.)
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Side effects may include some loss of motor, circulatory, and brain functions.


72 posted on 08/30/2012 9:34:16 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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One would need the new VistaDome coffin...


73 posted on 08/30/2012 9:57:53 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1319 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Doesn’t an erection always result in some loss of brain function?


74 posted on 08/30/2012 9:59:23 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1319 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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