Top of the ingredients list in terms of quantity (600mg), L-Arginine Hydrochloride (or HCI as it’s often shortened) is well known for its ability to produce nitric oxide by converting amino acids.

It does create free radicals which we don’t particularly like but on the flipside L-Arginine HCI allows your blood vessels to open wider and as a result help transport blood around your body – the knock on effect is thicker, harder and stronger erections which are a key sales point of Male Extra pills.

If you suffer from erectile dysfunction, or perhaps just have a little bit of anxiety or struggle in achieving an erection, the inclusion of L-Arginine should make quite a difference.

For those that don’t suffer from any degree of impotence, the inclusion of this ingredient simply means you’ll experience even better, stronger and likely longer erections.

Given the rather high dosage of 600mg you may see some potential side-effects starting to kick in especially if you take Male Extra for the long-term.

If you start experiencing bloating, abdominal pain, low blood pressure or diarrhoea (or in fact you start getting other symptoms that are persistent or unusual for you), you should always stop taking Male Extra and consult a medical professional or your doctor.

Due to the fact that L-Arginine increases blood flow, you might also start experiencing lightheadedness and dizziness – if you’re on medications (such as blood thinners or blood clotting agents) I’d definitely recommend discussing Male Extra with a medical expert before you start taking it as it could interact rather badly with some prescription medications.

The next big key ingredient in Male Extra is a powerhouse of an antioxidant which further helps to boost blood circulation.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is, in this form taken from the seeds of the Pomegranate fruit, creating a powerful and focused 20:1 extract (500mg in total) which has a lot of the undesired elements of the plant removed (hence making it purer).

Interestingly pomegranate also contains a number of specific elements that our bodies need in order to function properly, these include vitamin C, sodium, calcium, niacin, riboflavin and thiamin some of which have been specifically included in other male enhancement supplements to give you an added boost.

As well as increasing your blood flow this anti-inflammatory is great for maintaining healthy skin and holding back the aging process.

Just like Pomegranate, MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) is a powerful anti-inflammatory and has been found to aid symptoms of arthritis, muscle recovery and joint pain making it a popular choice amongst men who focus on fitness or bodybuilding.

Thanks to its antioxidant properties, MSN is also exceptionally good for improving the health and strength of your nails, hair and skin – it is with this view that Male Extra has included this ingredient in their formulation as it will help to maintain and grow healthy new cells throughout your body but also specifically in the penis.

This ultimately means that you should see better penile health and, thanks to the improved circulation from the other ingredients, a stronger and more effective ability for your penis to adapt to the increase in blood flow resulting in stronger thicker, more engorged erections.

At 100mg, there is a rather small amount of MSN (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) in your daily serving of Male Extra so your unlikely to experience common side effects such as headaches, lacking concentration, nausea and fatigue.

For obvious reasons (and this doesn’t just apply to Male Extra but literally any male enhancement pill or supplement), if you start experiencing strange or unusual side effects or symptoms that you normally don’t have, you should always discontinue use and consult a medical professional.

L-Methionine is an amino acid and although we know it can help to produce proteins in our body (similar to L-Lysine and Pantothenic Acid) there’s no conclusive research or studies that really highlight its benefits for general health, let alone the health and function of your penis.

Methionine is very much one of those elements in our bodies that we need, but we need it at a correct and balanced amount – too little or too much, and this amino acid can have more of a negative rather than positive effect on our bodies.

It’s even been suggested that having a less of it in the body could potentially result in improved lifespans.

On the flip side though, having good Methionine levels can help your body detox, improve the health of your digestive tract, boost your immune system and improve raise your fertility levels (although if that is your focus you probably want to consider a product more like Semenax or VolumePills).

Male Extra’s reasoning for including L-Methionine is based on their view that it helps to block histamines (a form of neurotransmitters that sends signals to the brain) in the body.

It’s thought that the higher your levels of histamines, the faster you’re likely to ejaculate hence why histamines have been specifically linked in some research and studies to premature ejaculation. As such there is seemingly no conclusive evidence to support this.

Despite the potential advantages of increasing your bodies level of L-Methionine, I’m still a little uncertain as to why Male Extra have opted to include this specific ingredient.

The 100mg of L-Methionine could have perhaps been replaced with something else that has perhaps been studied and researched in more detail and is shown to specifically bring a benefit to men’s sexual health.

It’s also worth noting that although Methionine hasn’t got any specific side effects associated with it (at least not yet based on the limited amount of research), it can decrease your B12, B6 and folic acid levels so if you already have a deficiency this could further exacerbate your symptoms.

You can’t really go wrong with Zinc, and it’s a popular choice included in the likes of Max Performer and Semenax – it’s one of those staple ingredients that we see all too frequently in male enhancement pills thanks to its known benefits on the quality of sperm production.

The Zinc benefits for men lie in it’s rather critical role in regulating and producing testosterone. If your testosterone levels are too low your libido and sexual drive will suffer and on a more physical level, the motility and strength of semen can be impacted resulting in reduced fertility levels.

Zinc is notably very important to the health and function of our bones, kidney, muscles and liver however for men it also helps to maintain a healthy prostate gland. The prostate gland is what produces and releases some of the fluid that is found in semen.

It may only be the size of a walnut, but without good Zinc levels our testosterone levels suffer; in fact a study showed that by limiting Zinc in the diets of young men, their testosterone levels significantly decreased.

At the other end of the spectrum, by increasing Zinc levels in elderly men (over the course of 6 months), saw a marked improvement in testosterone levels which also had the knock on effect of helping reduce or resolve symptoms of erectile dysfunction.

We’ve seen Cordyceps included in other male enhancement pills – it’s that scary fungus that takes over the minds and bodies of small insects and encapsulates them in fungus however despite this Cordyceps have been used for centuries in Chinese medicine.

Thankfully technology has moved on and given the high demand chances are the Cordyseps in this and other products are more than likely mass produced in laboratories!

Although it is included in a rather tiny quantity in Male Extra (25mg compared to a whopping 1000mg in the hugely popular and effective Max Performer), it is still a very powerful ingredient to have in the formulation.

There are notably more than 400 different variants of Cordyceps although the two that have specifically been used in modern medicine are that of Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps militaris (although no mention is made on the ingredients as to which species has been used in Male Extra).

Cordyceps is generally used for one of two reasons – the treatment of kidney disorders or the resolution of male sexual health problems.

In the case of the latter, Cordyceps is a power antioxidant however in the male body it increases the strength of another antioxidant – Super Oxide Dismutase (or SOD as it’s abbreviated) which helps fight preamature aging.

Beyond that however, Cordyceps thins the blood improving circulation whilst also aiding the release of testosterone. In men this leads to more stamina, an increase in virility and most importantly the ability to improve erectile function (leading to stronger, harder erections).

Needless to say, if you’re on any existing medications that relate to clotting of the blood, you’ll most definitely want to consult your doctor or a medical expert before taking Male Extra or any other product containing Cordyceps as an ingredient.

Vitamin B3 naturally occurs in MSN (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) one of the other key ingredients in Male Extra whilst this 19mg dose gives you an added boost.

Nicotinamide is one of two types of Vitamin B3; each have their own uses, benefits and possible side effects whilst the primarily role of Nicotinamide (also known as Niacin) is to give you energy and help the cells in your body to undertake specific chemical reactions.

From a men’s sexual health point of view, improving the levels of Vitamin B3 helps to combat high cholesterol levels which, when lowered results in improved blood flow around the body.

Given that we need good blood circulation especially to the penis when we want to gain an erection, it’s no surprise that various medical studies have highlighted the positive impact that good or improved Vitamin B3 levels have on those that suffer from erectile dysfunction and is clearly part of the reason for Male Extra’s claim of bigger, harder erections.

You can take up to 35 mg per day of Niacin (so the 19mg in Male Extra is well within the required limits) whilst side effects wise there has been some indication that it kind cause headaches, an upset stomach and nausea.