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Aphrodisiac & Enhancing Sexual Pleasure

Aphrodisiacs are medicines that promote sexual desire. Some warm and stimulate Yang, some have androgenic effects, some work as a general tonic by improving overall health which in turn promotes sexual desire. Some medicines, such as Cantharides, irritate the genital tract and strongly warm the Kidneys, thereby promoting sexual desire. 

Clinically, these medicines are of use in Frigidity and Impotence, and some are also effective for Infertility.


Western Tradition

Simples
Hazelnut
Borage
Red Behen
Orchis
Asparagus root
Sparrow brain
Chickpea
Bugloss
White Behen
Confected Ginger
Sea Holly root
Pizzle & Testicles

Formulas to Promote Lust; Aphrodisiac

Confected Ginger
Confected Sea Holly root

Sea Holly root preserved
Parsnip root prepared
Orchis root preserved

Powder of Ambergis (Diambra) (Mesue)
Diamuscum
Electuary of Saffron (Diacurcuma) (Mesue)
Mithridate
Powder to Stimulate Venery
Aromaticum Rosatum
Electuary of Orchis (Diasatyrion)
Triphera Saracenica
Triphala Electuary Greater (Unani)
Electuarium Alcharif (Mesue)
Diacameron Magna (Diathamaron) (Nicholas)
Antidote for Cold Kidneys and to Excite Libido
Antidote for Cold Lumbar, Venery, & Defect of Semen
Pills for Coitus (Arnold de Villa Nova)
Oil of Ants

TCM Classification

Kidney Yang Deficiency
Lower back pain, weak legs, coldness in the lower body, difficult or frequent urination, nocturnal enuresis, edema, pale and swollen tongue, slow, deep pulse

Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan) (Rehmannia 8)
You Gui Wan
You Gui Yin

Kidney Yin Deficiency

Lower back pain, weak legs, sore knees, dizziness and vertigo, tinnitus, night sweats, heat in the palms and soles, thirst, dry mouth, fine and rapid pulse

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Zuo Gui Wan

Qi Deficiency
Debility, weak voice, poor appetite, pale face, low energy, loose stool, pale tongue and a weak pulse

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Gui Pi Tang




Medicines to Prolong Ejaculation

Prolonging the time of Ejaculation enhances and prolongs pleasure for both male and female. Therefore, certain medicines have been used to retain semen and prolong ejaculation. These may be prescribed for Premature Ejaculation, but also to enhance normal lovemaking.

Unani has a class of medicines which are said to "Increase Semen viscosity", and thereby help Semen retention to prevent Premature Ejaculation. These may be viewed under the medicines that Increase Semen.


Asparagus root
Poppy seed
Orchis
Red Behen
Curculigo
Sida cordifolia
Lizard / Skink
Asparagus Shatavari
Nutmeg
Chlorophytum
White Behen
Blepharis
Mucuna

1. Soak Almonds in water, beat to a paste and add a little Long Pepper, Ginger and Nutmeg powder, and sweeten with sugar. Take some every day with Milk.

2. Orchis (Salep)             1 part
    Almond kernel          2 parts
Powder and take 10 grams daily.

3. Hygrophila seed
    Tribulus
    Asparagus Shatavari equal parts
Powder and take with Milk.
4. Orchis (Salep)
    Withania
    Chlorophytum
    Pyrethrum
    Pueraria
    Tribulus                       equal parts

5. Withania
    Argyreia
    Hygrophila
    Licorice                        equal parts


Medicines to Tighten the Vagina

Vaginal tone enhances sex for both parties. Some women feel a loss of tone after several childbirths or as they become older. Therefore it is common to have surgery to tighten the vagina. However, traditionally medicines were applied to the vagina to tighten and tone. These are predominately astringent medicines.

Some of these remedies were to be applied to the vulva only, while others were inserted inside the vagina. Preparations inserted into the vagina are best done by rolling in thin gauze to make a tampon-shaped wad to be inserted. If any sort of powder remnants remain after use, the vagina should be irrigated with a douche, typically a decoction of Pennyroyal. 


From the West:

"Powder to Tighten like a Virgin"
    Comfrey
    Alum
    Pomegranate flower
    Myrrh
    Frankincense
    Mastic
    Resin
    Red Armenian Earth
    Gall
    Gypsum
    Burnt Deer horn
    Round Birthwort,           equal parts
Powder them all. To use, the powder is applied to the vulva, left for a while, then washed off with a decoction of Pennyroyal.

Fomentation to Tighten the Vagina
    Comfrey root                 1 oz.
    Pomegranate peel
    Pomegranate flower   
½ oz. ea.
    Oak leaf    
    Plantain                         
½ handful ea.
    Alum                               1 oz.
Boil the herbs in water, strain and add the Alum. Apply warm on a cloth or towel for 15 minutes.


From Ayurveda:

1. Salt
    Pomegranate peel    equal parts
Powder and form a pill to be kept in the vagina.

2. Alum
    Gall                               equal parts
Use as above.

3. Mango kernel
  Powder and mix with Honey and a little Camphor for topical application.

4. Chebula
    Galls
    Alum
    Silk Cotton Tree gum
    Tamarix gallica
    Jasmine flowers
Form a pill to be kept in the vagina.


Research
1. Aphrodisiac activity of 50% ethanolic extracts of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg) and Syzygium aromaticum (L) Merr. & Perry. (clove) in male mice: a comparative study

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