The Zulu term "umuthi wamadoda" refers to plants used to enhance virility. Virility is derived from the Latin term “virilitas” which means manliness, a traditional quality associated with being a man.

Virility is closely associated with a man’s sexual strength and performance, stamina, and fertility. Most men tend to lose virility due to age, stress, fatigue, sleep deprivation, lack of exercise, hormonal changes, illness, certain medication, depression, anxiety, and unhealthy habits such as smoking. A loss in virility can lead to a low libido (a lack of desire for sexual intercourse), impotence (inability to maintain an erection), sexual disorders (a range of conditions affecting either sexual desire or arousal or both), and infertility.

Virility can be treated with a variety of mainstream medicine such as viagra (sildenafil citrate) and traditional medicines such as impesu (Securidaca longipedunculata). The following explores ten traditional medicine plants that are used to treat, improve, and enhance male virility.