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Ever since the invention of sex, doctors, medicine men, witch doctors, shamans, druggists, chemists and ordinary people have concocted cures, potions, extracts, tinctures, and creative preparations and compounds of every variety to make sex either more likely, more pleasurable, or just more possible. Aphrodisiadoesn't rely on magic or mysticism or an advanced degree -- just artful combinations of time-honored natural ingredients that together get the mojo flowing.

Julie Bruton-Seal has a biology degree from Queens University in Charlotte, N.C., trained as a herbalist with Christopher Hobbs, renowned California herbalist, is a Council member of the Association of Master Herbalists and editor of its quarterly magazine, Nature’s Path. She is co-author of Backyard Medicine. Matthew Seal has worked in the UK and South Africa as an in-house and freelance editor and writer for books, magazines and newspapers.

Ashwaganda Withania somnifera, Indian ginseng, Winter cherry Cardamom Elettaria cardamomum, True cardamom Chili pepper Capsicum sp. Chocolate Theobroma cacao Cnidium Cnidium monnier She chuang zi Cola nut Cola nitida, Kola nut Damiana Turnera diffusa Epimedium Horny goat weed, Yin yang huo Ginger Zingiber officinale, Root ginger Ginseng: Panax ginseng, Asian or Korean ginseng; Eleutherococcus senticosus, Eleuthero or Siberian ginseng; Panax quinquefolia, American ginseng Jasmine Jasminum officinale Maca Lepidium meyenii Mango Mangifera indica, Indian mango Mucuna pruriens Velvet bean, Cowage, Nescafé Muira puama Potency wood, Ptychopetalum olacoides Nettle Urtica dioica Orange Citrus sp. Rose Rosa sp. Schisandra Schisandra chinensis Shatavari Asparagus racemosus Tribulus terrestris Puncturevine, Caltrop Vanilla Vanilla sp. Ylang-ylang Cananga odorata Yohimbe Pausinystalia yohimbe Other aphrodisiacs [short descriptions only; non-plant sources underlined here] Acorus calamus Sweet flag, Calamus Agnus castus Vitex, Chaste tree, Monk’s pepper Allium tuberosum Garlic chives Anaphrodisiacs Angelica shkiokiana Japanese angelica, Shi shi dang gui Animal parts Areca nut Areca catechu Artichoke Cynara cardunculus Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Astragalus Astragalus membranaceus/propinquus Milk vetch, Huang qi Ayahuasca Banisteriopsis caapi, Caapi, Yage Ba ji tian Morinda officinalis Morinda Bacopa Bacopa monnieri, Brahmi, Water hyssop Black cohosh Cimifuga racemosa, Actaea racemosa, Black snakeroot Butea Butea superba, Red kwao krua Cantharides Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria Casuarina equisetifolia She oak, ironwood Catuaba Erythroxylum vaccinifolium, Trichilia catigua Cistanche Cistanche deserticola, Rou cong rong Clavo huasca Tynanthus panurensis, Clove vine Coco de mer Lodoicea maldivica Cordyceps Cordyceps sinensis, Caterpillar fungus, Dong chong xia caoCurculigo orchioides Common curciligo, Golden eye-grass, Xian mao Cuscuta Cuscuta epithymum Dodder, Tu si zi Cynomorium songaricum Suoyang, Yang locker Deer antler velvet Lu rong DHEA 5-Dehydroepiandrosterone Dong quai Angelica sinensis, Female ginseng Eurycoma longifolia Tongkat ali, Pasak bumi, Eurycoma Ferula Ferula hermonis, Zallouh, Lebanese viagra Figs Ficus carica Galangal Alpinia galanga, Blue ginger, Kaempferia Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba, Yin xing Gotu kola Centella asiatica/Hydrocotyle asiatica, Brahmi, Chi hsueh ts’ao Guarana Paullinia cupana Honey (bee pollen, royal jelly) Iboga Tabernanthe iboga Jequirity Abrus precatorius Crab’s eye, Ratti, Xiang si dou (‘mutual love bean’) Jujube Ziziphus ziziphus, Red date, Chinese date [or Z. mauritiana, Indian jujube] Kava kava Piper mephysticum L-Arginine, L-Histadine, L-Tyrosine Lycium Lycium chinensis Niacin (B3 + other B vitamins) Nutmeg Myristica fragrans Oats Avena sativa Palmarosa Cymbopogon martinii, Indian geranium, Rosha Passionfruit Passiflora edulis, Granadilla Patchouli Pogostemon cablin Pine nuts Pinus sp. Pepper Piper nigrum Black pepper Polygonum multiflorum Fo ti, He shou wu, Chinese knotweed Pomegranate Punica granatum Prickly ash Xanthoxylum fraxineum Pumpkin Cucurbita maxima, Winter squash Pygeum Pygeum africanum Quebracho Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Rhodiola Rhodiola rosea, Golden root, Rose root Saffron Crocus sativus Sandalwood Santalum album Sarsaparilla Smilax officinalis Saw palmetto Serenoa repens Sida cordifolia Indian country mallow, Bala Skirret Sium sisarum, Crummock 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"Truffles (+ oyster mushrooms?) Vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides Viagra Wild yam Dioscorea villosa Zinc oxide Resources Index

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Horny Goat Weed Liqueur

Loosely fill a large jar with dried Epimedium leaves

Add:

-A slice or two of orange

-3 or 4 caramom pods

-1 tablespoon brown sugar

Pour in enough whiskey to fill the jar and submerge the cocntents. Put the jar in a wram dark place for two weeks then strain and botle.

Enjoy a small liqueru glassful, sipped slowly