Fenugreek Seeds
Since ancient times, fenugreek has been held in high esteem as a tonic for the reproductive system. Pliny, the ancient Roman sage, who wrote a lengthy discourse on spice remedies and quoted many herbal and medical authorities, says that fenugreek, has a beneficial effect on the sex organ. To this day, the Turkish maidens of Tunisia still prepare and eat a mixture of honey and powdered fenugreek seed to improve their feminine figures and sexy appearance.
Fenugreek seeds contain protein and, according to a report in Biological Abstracts, “new free amino acids,” the building blocks of the human body. Another substance found in the seeds is trigonelline, which the authoritative U.S. Pharmacopoeia describes as the methylbetaine of nicotinic acid. The seeds also contain aromatic oil similar in composition to cod-liver oil, which is very rich in vitamin D. The oil contained in fenugreek seed could account for the plant’s ancient reputation as a sex rejuvenator for the person deficient in vitamin A and D. For the last several years, the damaging effects on the male organs resulting from vitamin A deficiency in the diet has been under scientific study. Another possible sex-rejuvenating property contained in fenugreek is trimethylamine. Scientific studies show that it acts as a sex hormone in frogs, causing them to prepare for mating.
Fenugreek can be made into a tea by steeping one teaspoonful of the seeds in a cup of boiling water. However, since heat destroys the enzymes, the full benefits of the seeds’ inherent properties are not obtained when the diluted tea form is used. For best results, herbalists suggest adding the seeds in powdered form to foods or fruits and vegetable juices. Alternatively the seeds can be taken in the form of sprouts.
The use of fenugreek seeds is also been found beneficial in the treatment of spermatorrhoea and functional impotency. The seeds should be roasted and two teaspoons should be taken, mixed with equal quantity of powder of the roasted coriander seeds, with milk every night for a month in treating these conditions.
Garlic
Garlic is a natural and harmless powerful aphrodisiac food. Its regular use imparts sexual vigour and vitality. Dr. Robinson, an eminent sexologist of America considers that garlic has a pronounced aphrodisiac effect. It is a tonic for loss of sexual power from any cause and for sexual debility and impotency from over indulgence in sex and nervous exhaustion from dissipating habit. Its use has been found especially valuable for elder persons of high nervous tension and failing sexual power.
Ginger
Ginger is a very valuable sex stimulating food. The juice extracted from this vegetable is considered beneficial in the treatment of sexual weakness. For better results, half a teaspoon of ginger juice should be taken with a half boiled-egg and honey once daily at night for a month. This will tone up the sex centers and cure impotency, premature ejaculation and Spermatorrhoea.
Ginseng
Li-Shih-Chen highly respected oriental physician and pharmacologist, who lived towards the end of the 16th century, hailed ginseng root as an aphrodisiac and prescribed it for a variety of ailments. It is also highly valued in the Far East as a sex rejuvenator.
The history of this herb shows that it was being used to pep up fading virility by the Chinese men for thousands of years. According to reports coming from the Far East, men who have passed the spring and summer of their lives and use ginseng regularly are able to satisfy their romantic desires as though they were young again. The late Dr. S.N. Chernych of San Francisco was convinced that the Chinese claim for the sex-invigorating power of this ancient wonder-root was true.
He said, “Oriental healers are successfully curing patients of sexual impotence, one of the most difficult disorders. I can state from personal experience that the Oriental physicians have cured several men whom I and several other doctors tried to help.” The Chinese healers insist that ginseng does not stimulate the sex glands into unnatural activity but that it is a restorer of the normally healthy sexual function that has become “weary”. The potency of ginseng as a sex improver has been confirmed by the Russian scientists, who have been studying the Oriental plant for many years. They have established that the root has a beneficial influence on the sex glands and other endocrine glands.
Their findings show that the effects do not lead to premature exhaustion of the organism, for the herb is definitely not a strong stimulant. Russian reports agree with Chinese claims that ginseng act by healthfully invigorating the physiological process. Ginseng’s “sex magic” is not instantaneous. Those who have used the root faithfully over a period of time unanimously agree that its strengthening effect on the reproductive system is slow and gradual. Ginseng can be used in various forms as explained in Chapter 16 on Life-Prolonging Foods.
Honey
The use of honey both as food and as medicine dates from antiquity. It is mentioned frequently in the Bible and in the ancient sacred texts of China, India, Egypt, and Persia. In ancient times, a simple honey potion was said to offer a feeling of rejuvenation. It was prepared by boiling three parts of water to one part honey over a slow fire until two third remained. This honey potion is believed to promote a feeling of rejuvenation and youthful virility. In olden days, the newly married women also drank honey-beer for 30 days to ensure fertility and to guard against female frigidity.
It is from this custom the term “honeymoon” is derived. Honey is a spermatogenetic and sex stimulant. Many Asiatics regard it as an aphrodisiac. They believe that it possesses a magical substance, which influences the fertility of women and the virility of men. Honey contains aspartic acid, vitamin E and traces of estrogen, part of the group of female hormones, which are produced by the ovaries that are responsible for female sexuality and development. Honey can be taken mixed in water or milk.