Authors: Chris Kilham
ISBN-13: 9780312315399, ISBN-10: 0312315392
Format: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter and teaches ethnobotany through the Medicinal Plant program at the University of Massachusetts. His two previous books, Tales From the Medicine Trail and Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava, and Cannabis and Why They're Good For You were published by Rodale Press. He has published 12 books in all. His medicinal plant research has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, Parade, USA Today, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Natural Health. He's written articles for Men's Health and Penthouse.
In the wake of Viagra's enormous popularity, the international market has been inundated by a blizzard of purported natural sex enhancers. Some of these products are nothing but hype, yet others contain proven agents that enhance libido, improve sexual function, and increase pleasure. These bona fide sex-boosters can be found in Hot Plants.
From the ancient rainforests of Malaysia, to remote mountains in Siberia, medicine hunter Chris Kilham has scoured the globe in search of effective, sex-enhancing plants. Hot Plants, Nature’s Proven Sex Boosters For Men And Women, contains a lively account of those adventurous travels, with valuable information that you can use to boost your sex life.
These natural agents of desire include Tongkat Ali, maca, yohimbe, catuaba, ashwagandha, horny goat weed, zallouh root, Rhodiola rosea, Red ginseng, Siberian ginseng and chocolate. Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham draws upon history, legend and keen research, as he weaves tales of remarkable people, exotic locations, and his extensive investigations into the science and uses of the hot plants. Learn which plants increase libido in both men and women, improve erectile function in men, put more fire into your sex life, and significantly boost your pleasure.
Acknowledgments | xi | |
Foreword | xiii | |
Introduction: Nature's Agents of Desire | 1 | |
The Oldest Forest: Tongkat Ali | 7 | |
From Russia with Love: Rhodiola rosea | 31 | |
Heart of Darkness: Pausinystalia yohimbe | 51 | |
The Ferocious Yin Yang: Horny Goat Weed | 71 | |
The Gods Make Love: Ashwagandha | 89 | |
Hot and Damp Places: Catuaba | 109 | |
The Perfumed Garden: Zallouh, Ferulis harmonis | 127 | |
High Plains Aphrodisiac: Maca | 145 | |
Tao of Sex: Siberian Ginseng and Red Ginseng | 165 | |
The Love Drug: Chocolate | 181 | |
Hot Plants Resources | 199 |