Top Aphrodisiacs For Him & Her - part 2
By Susun Weed. Posted on .
c. 2012 Susun S Weed (Expert)
Author: Down There: Sexual & Reproductive Health the Wise Woman Way
Herbal aphrodisiacs are alive and well. How about you?
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Now that we know how to use the three gees – ginkgo, ginseng, and ginger – to our sexual advantage, let’s expand our horizons to include some sexy herbs from exotic places – like India, South America, and Africa.
These herbs may be more difficult to find, more difficult to take (due to strange tastes), and more difficult to use, as most need to be taken daily for a month or more before results are evident. While herbal tinctures are generally preferable to capsules, as tinctures are safer and more effective, some of these sexy herbs are available only in capsules.
Let's explore. Let’s try something different, like guarana, damiana. potency wood, or yohimbe.
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Guarana is the favorite aphrodisiac and potency enhancer in Brazil. The peeled, dried, roasted, pulverized seeds are the part used, so it is almost always taken in capsules. Guarana not only increases desires in both men and women, it strengthens the nervous system, and it considered a potent aid to continued good health and freedom from chronic illness.
A cup of damiana leaf infusion — or a full teaspoon of the tincture — taken just before the fun begins, will improve her interest and his staying power. Damiana liquor, available where alcohol is sold, will do the same, if you stick to just one small drink. To make the infusion, pour a quart of boiling water over an ounce of the dried leaf and steep, covered, for 4-10 hours.
Potency wood, also known as muira puama, is a South American herb that helps us find the ecstacy when life seems like way too much. Potency wood is for those who are just too exhausted, too tired, too run down, and too weak to be lovers, even with themselves. From 50–70 percent of those using 1-2 cups of tea or 1-2 dropperfuls of tincture twice a day reported intensification of libido, stimulation of arousal and erection, and improvement in pleasure. Caution: May lower blood pressure.
