Hot Sex Herbs Part One

Can you stimulate your libido with herbs?

Does a 'natural Viagra' exist?

Can impotence be treated without drugs?

The introduction of the anti-impotence drug 'Viagra' and the world-wide media interest it has generated has focused everyone's attention on the subject of male sexuality and libido.

Hailed by some as a 'miracle cure', it must never be forgotten that Viagra and similar drugs, whilst proven completely safe for the majority of users, may cause unwanted side effects. A natural alternative, proven by use for many hundreds, even thousands of years may possibly cost you less and prove to be as good as, if not better than the famous synthetic version.

Since before the beginning of recorded history, mankind has used the natural chemicals or and nutrients found in the roots, leaves, stems, fruits and flowers of plants to cure disease, treat specific ailments or improve overall health.

Thousands of years before the advent of modern, synthetic, drug-based western medicine, every culture in every corner of the Earth had gathered together a vast knowledge of how its particular native herbs and plants could be of benefit to humanity and this research is still going on today, most notably by the large pharmaceutical conglomerates seeking to isolate the active ingredients found in plants to produce the next, new 'wonder drug'.

No-one is quite sure how humans first discovered that what was growing all around them could also help them cure their illnesses or ward off disease, but it's likely early hominids made the discovery by accident, after observing that some of the roots and berries they gathered for food also made them feel better or helped heal wounds more quickly.

They may also have taken note of the plants sick animals chose to eat and be curious as to why the creature suddenly appeared to regain its health not long afterwards and tried it on themselves. Perhaps, by design or accident, certain leaves, stems and flowers were burnt in the fire or fell into the cooking pot and breathed in or ingested in ignorance but their effects brought enlightenment

Such herbal wisdom would have been of great importance to primitive tribes who depended on their immediate environment for survival. Once discovered, it is likely that such knowledge was handed down first orally and then, as language became more sophisticated, by the written word.

Every great civilisation we have known, be it the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese or South Americans, developed to one degree or another, a sophisticated herbal law from which healers of the time made pills, powders, teas, ointments and pastes from a wide variety of local trees, plants, animal and mineral substances.

Papyrus documents dating from around 2,890 BC show that the ancient Egyptians were using aromatic plants for medicine, beauty and to embalm their dead 3000 years before the birth of Christ. They utilised a wide variety of now familiar products such as castor oil, coriander, cumin, garlic, grapes and water melon for the treatment of all manner of common ailments.

Further to the east, the sophisticated Babylonians were well versed in plant medicine, planting gardens of therapeutic cucumber, coriander, juniper, myrrh, pumpkins, garlic, onions, fennel, saffron, thyme, mustard and many others.

Perhaps one of the most famous and influential of ancient civilisations was the Greek Empire. More than any other, this ancient world power has done more to shape the modern world than any other. Many of the concepts of civilised behaviour and government, such as democracy, were devised in ancient Greece. Modern medicine too owes much to this antiquarian society. The most famous and revered of all Greek physicians was Hippocrates, born about 460 BC.

In his writings he catalogues a vast number of medicinal plants still used for their therapeutic benefits, such as rhubarb, quince and Myrrh. We all know the Christian story of the three wise men from the east that carried gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to the infant baby Jesus. Myrrh was considered a very valuable medicinal plant long before the birth of Christ and was well known to Hippocrates.

In his time, Greek soldiers carried Myrrh into battle for the treatment of wounds. Just as modern herbalists do today, Hippocrates entreated people to use these medicinal plants as a preventative medicine when he said "Let your medicine be your food and your food be your medicine."

Thousands of years after his death, he is still known today by medical students all over the world as the 'father of all medicine'. Such is this man's importance in the history and development of modern medical practice that those same students studying to be doctors in many different countries are still required to swear allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, binding him or her to the code of medical ethics contained in it.

In the 2nd Century A.D. another now famous Greek physician called Galen divided plants into various medicinal categories, a practice we still refer to as 'Galenic'.

In India, ancient religious texts dating back 2000 years B.C. contain formulae and instructions for the use of plants such as cloves, ginger, pepper, sandalwood, sesame and aloes, plants that today still form the basis of India's traditional Ayurvedic medical philosophy.

Walk down any busy street in a modern city and you are sure to come across a shop that sells traditional Chinese herbal remedies. China's herbal tradition is one of the worlds oldest with the earliest written guide thought to have been committed to paper some 4000 years ago.

It was called the 'Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine' or 'Huang Ti Nei Ching' and contains over 8000 different plant based formulae including liquorice, peach, gentian and walnut, complimented by the other great health-giving arts of Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Acupuncture.

We know from surviving manuscripts that in Medieval Europe Lavender, Rosemary and Thyme, all now known to be possess effective anti-bacterial and antiseptic qualities, were held to the mouth in the form of a posy and breathed through to ward off diseases.

One of the most famous herbalists of the 16th century was Nicolas Culpeper, who produced one of the most thoroughly researched and wide ranging guides to herbal medicine of the time. 'The Complete Herbal' contains information on hundreds of different plants and how they could benefit the user. This authoritative reference book is still used today as a trusted source of knowledge.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, chemists continued to conduct research into the beneficial properties of plants, identifying the now familiar substances of caffeine, quinine, morphine and aspirin - one of the most widely used and popular modern pain killers.

Gradually however, most of these natural cures began to be supplanted by newly discovered synthetic drugs that today still dominate medicinal practice, though not always to a positive effect.

Luckily there has been somewhat of a 'new age' resurgence in interest in the more natural, holistic approach to health and vitality. Venture into any book shop today or point your browser to on-line bookstores such as Amazon and you'll find a huge large range of works all dedicated to the proven therapeutic and aphrodisiac benefits plants and other 'complimentary' medicines.

Thanks to the likes of Galen, Hippocrates, Culpeper and others, we know for certain that nature has everything you need to become a legend in your own bedtime. Take the right stuff and you can do all this and more.....

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Banish impotence forever the natural way.

Save a fortune on the cost of anti impotence drugs.

Help you control and delay ejaculation.

Maintain a stronger erection for longer.

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Treat and even cure impotence.

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Continued in Part 2.
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