In tests on rats the spider's toxin boosted erections by triggering the release of nitric oxide
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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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!
I spidered.....She cried!
Wonder what this spider-bite treatment costs? Might be cheaper to just buy a bigger truck.
So now it has two reasons to be called the banana spider
“Take a pitchur and share first, please?”
I don’t see it this morning. Maybe a bird got it? Woulda taken an eagle though!
Slow news week? They seem to drag this story out every so often.
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.
can’t wait to hear the two-minute long list of adverse side effects in THAT commercial!
And worse. . .
” ...then you die. Happy. “
Yeah, but they can’t close the coffin lid.
Side effects may include some loss of motor, circulatory, and brain functions.
One would need the new VistaDome coffin...
Doesn’t an erection always result in some loss of brain function?
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