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Saffron
Taken to excess, saffron creates uncontrollable giggling, meaning it may also help lower inhibition and reduce frigidity. The plant is believed to make the erogenous zones more sensitive and to have a hormone-like effect. The bitter taste of picrocrocini according to Merck's Index: "exerts sex-determining influences."
Use: Saffron is the key ingredient in many love potions and erotic dishes. The powdered herb can be used in teas and juices or sprinkled lightly over food. Ask your herbalist to prescribe something suitable for you.
Salep
This is the name given to the parboiled dried root of several species of the orchid family. The similarity between the roots and testicles gives rise to the plant's reputation as a powerful aphrodisiac. In fact, the name derives from the Arab 'khusa ath-tha'lab' meaning fox testicles. Use: A classical preparation is to boil milk with salep and cinnamon, cloves and ginger and to drink while warm.
Salt
Salt taken from the mines of Sindh was considered a powerful aphrodisiac and heart tonic and it may be common table salt remains one of the finest additives for food designed to increase romantic fervour.
Sarsparilla
This is the collective name for various species growing in Mexico , Jamaica , Honduras and Ecuador . The plants are large climbing or trailing vines, having thick underground stems which are collected and dried in the sun and used for medicinal and culinary purposes. Enquire about supplies from local herbalists.
Savory
Nicknamed 'the herb of happiness', savory is believed to be more beneficial to men than women. The plant is available from herbalists and from many herbal suppliers specialising in food additives, and can be made into tea or juice or sprinkled lightly over food. Ask your herbalist to recommend a suitable preparation.
Saw Palmetto
The herb is a particular favourite of Native Americans who use it as a sedative, diuretic, expectorant, tonic and nutritive. Like many aboriginal tribes they also believe it cures impotency as well as being a powerful aphrodisiac. Herbalists still prescribe the herb for 'honeymoon cystitis', the result of excessive sexual activity among newlyweds and in Germany saw palmetto goes into many proprietary drugs for problems of the prostate.
Use: Make a tea or juice from the crushed berries with hot or cold water added to taste. Strain and take hot or cold half an hour or so before lovemaking. The herb is also sold as tablets, concentrated drops, extracts and tinctures and can be purchased from health food suppliers and herbalists.
Sea Foods
Many 'poor man's' alternatives to oysters are claimed aphrodisiacs, including eels, squid and octopus. Try dinner at a seafood restaurant to bring passion to the evening's events!
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