The symptoms of being bitten by the Banana Spider (Phoneutria nigriventer), are tremors, shortness of breath and a painful erection. Its bite has been known to kill people. Researchers got to thinking when they realized that the bite caused priapism, or prolonged erection, that can be harmful to the male genitalia. If it caused an erection, maybe it could be used to help men with erectile dysfunction (ED). Tests were done with rodents that have ED and it worked on them. What it does is release nitric oxide which boosts circulation in male genitals and makes them have an erection. This toxin, PnTx2-6, can help men that don’t respond to Viagra or other types of medications.
I started to think of how the world itself has the solution to medical problems. Yes some science is needed to help but the solution wasn’t in nature itself. This means that the cure for many diseases may be out there in spiders or other types of things. Spiders do have a purpose in life
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Who would of thought a medical solution would come from a spider! Interesting. I agree that that we probably will discover more solutions to medical problems in nature.
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