Most famous Oriental aphrodisiac
Despite the legendary nature of ginseng most of us in the West are more likely to have heard
of the various uses
to which opium has been put. This drug has in fact been employed optimistically as an
aphrodisiac over the
centuries. Even a mild dose of opium is supposed by Orientals to provide about one hour of
continuous genital
stimulation - "assuring the desideratum of at least three thousand phallic thrusts"; it is worth
quoting further the
poetic mention of the opium pill as it appears in Chin P'ing Mei
Take but a speck of this, set it upon you, then
Rush like a whirlwind to the bridal chamber
The first engagement will leave you full of vigour;
The second, even stronger than before. Though twelve exquisite beauties, all arrayed in
scarlet, wait your onset
You may enjoy each one, according to your fancy ...
And so on and so forth - "Ten women in one night will be as one to you."
Most detailed Chinese aphrodisiac recipe
There are some immensely complicated formulae for ancient Chinese aphrodisiacs. A
number of these, from the
Wang Tao "Collection of Secret Prescriptions", are quoted by Eric Chou. One
example will suffice here (for use
in the spring)
1 fen = 0.36 grams
Fuling (underground fungus) - 4 fen
Chtang p'u (Acorus calamus) - 4 fen
Shan chu yu (plant) - 4 fen
K'u lou root (herb) - 4 fen
T'u ssu tzu (herb seeds) - 4 fen
Niu ch'i (herb) - 4 fen
Dry ti huang (Rebmannia) - 7 fen
Hsi hsin (wild ginger) - 4 fen
Fan feng (herb) - 4 fen
Shu yu (yam root) - 4 fen
Hsu tuan (herb) - 4 fen
The ingredients of this prescription, as with other concoctions were to be ground down
and made into pills.
From The Illustrated Book of Sexual Records.
© 1974, 1982, 1997-2001 G.L. Simons
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