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Garlic
Garlic has a long history as a potent aphrodisiac, and was written of by ancient Greek philosopher, Pliny, who mixed garlic with wine professing it a powerful sexual stimulant. The plant belongs to the same genus as another noted aphrodisiac, famed for its 'like makes like' resemblance to the human testicles, namely the onion. Garlic was used as an aphrodisiac by the early Egyptians, as well as the ancient Greeks and Romans. As late as 1961, the Swedish chemist Bergmark suggests onion is perfectly suited to men and women because it contains compounds related to sex hormones Use: Treatment is taken in drinks and food and is sometimes applied externally to the penis. David Berman, a professor of the USC Medical School , suggests a few cloves of garlic, crushed and mixed with lard, can bring renewed vigor when rubbed over the unwilling male sexual organ.
Ginger
Early herbalist Jerome Cardan wrote of ginger "It helps a lustful nature" and for countless centuries ginger has been used in love potions, mainly for its spicy stimulating effects. Like pepper and mustard, taken to excess, ginger can irritate the sexual organs, creating a tingling sensation that some people enjoy and others find painful. Throughout time, ginger has been used as a powerful aphrodisiac, being known to ancient writers Pliny and Avicenca, who believed it increased energy and endurance, for athletes, and couples making love. Herbalist Ellingwood summed up the role of ginger saying: "This agent is mentioned in but few therapeutic works, although it occupies an important place, and should not be neglected. It is a profound and immediate stimulant, an active diaphoretic, an anodyne in gastric and intestinal pain, and a sedative to an irritated and overwrought system when there is extreme exhaustion." Many species of ginger exist, according to habitat The root is the main part used in medicine to treat minor and longer- lasting ailments. The plant is also thought to have aphrodisiacal qualities even for the elderly. The Perfumed Garden favors the use of ginger externally and as an addition to food and drink. One recipe uses a mixture of powdered ginger and oil of lilac which are rubbed into the abdomen and scrotum of the unwilling male. An alternative is to rub a tiny amount of the lotion over the penis before coitus. It's said the warm tingling feeling benefits the female more than the male, as long as the treatment is subtle!
Use: Indian herbalogy recommends a mixture of ginger juice and honey as a twice daily treatment for impotence and low libido. Make a tea by adding the crushed root, amount according to taste, to a cupful of boiling water. Leave to brew and strain before serving hot as tea or leaving to cool as juice. Juice from the crushed root can be added to bathwater or used to massage the body just before lovemaking.
Warning: In excess ginger can irritate the skin and digestive tract.
Ginkgo
Ginkgo is an ancient tree and traditional Chinese medicinal herb that has only recently come to prominence throughout the world. Medicinally, it is believed to strengthen and rejuvenate the body and promote strenuous lovemaking. A clinical study reported in the Journal of Urology in 1989 suggested the herb can relieve impotence caused by insufficient blood flow to the penis. Treating sixty patients suffering from erectile dysfunction over a period of twelve to eighteen months it was shown the plant was effective in about fifty per cent of cases and that some patients later regained full potency. Use: The herb can be purchased from health food shops and herbalists in capsules, drops and tinctures. Tea can be made up to the maximum prescribed intake or the herb can be taken in tablet or capsule form as purchased.
Gow Kee
Also known as Chu Chi and Box Thorn, this is a well-known Chinese herbal medicine for low libido and to increase male endurance during intercourse. Use: Take 25 grammes of Gow Kee and 25 grammes of finely chopped ginger boiled in 500 ml of water until the volume of water reduces to one third. Strain and leave to cool and take in wineglassful doses before intercourse.
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