10 weird aphrodisiacs you probably don’t know about:

Introduction: Aphrodisiacs have been used for many years, either by people suffering from erectile dysfunction or people who want to increase their sexual virility. Their sources varied just as the demographic variation of their users; they are either plant or animal based. Plant sources are acceptable to many people. However, some animal sources not only are they weird, their effectiveness is also doubted by many. The Chinese have been accused of poaching rhinos for their horns, but if you think killing a rhino, remove its horn and use it in making aphrodisiacs is weird, below is a list of 10 weird aphrodisiac sources modern man is unlikely to use. 1. Crushed blister beetle: The blister beetle is a green colored insect also referred to as the Spanish fly. It contains a compound known as cantharidin which is a very powerful irritant. To make an aphrodisiac, the blister beetle was killed and crushed; it was then dried and ground into a fine powder. The formed powder was rubbed against the genital areas causing irritations. This resulted to an increase of blood flow causing a similar feeling to when a person is sexually excited. Use of the powder is very dangerous; intoxication can lead to death easily, it is poisonous and illegal to use. Places where crushed blister beetle was used include Spain where the witchdoctors mixed it with mole and bat blood to make love portions. Cases of deaths as a result of using crushed blister beetle occurred in Spain when Marquis spiked drinks of some prostitutes to have a sexual orgy. The prostitutes died and Marquis was arrested and imprisoned. 2. Tiger’s penis: According to the ancient Chinese medicine men, penis of a tiger is important in curing erectile dysfunctions and it is also useful in other therapeutic processes. Although modern medicine has not discovered special potency powers in a tiger’s penis, tigers are still hunted worldwide for their perceived abilities to cure erectile dysfunction. To make an aphrodisiac, the penis was cooked and served as soup. The animals are killed and consumed up to this date in Eastern Asian countries such as China. Although young people in these countries have embraced use of modern medicine to cure erectile dysfunction, old Chinese men are still skeptical, they prefer using traditional sources such as the tiger’s penis. Soup made from tigers’ penises is an expensive delicacy in China restaurants; customers place orders months before it can be available. The high demand has led to extensive poaching; the tiger is now an endangered species. Other tiger body parts used as aphrodisiac include bones and liver. 3. Snake Blood: In some Asian countries, snake blood was taken by men believing it would make them more potent. Snake blood is currently sold in places such as Saigon Bars and Restaurants. In these bars, snake blood is mixed with beers and wines and then sold over the counter. Although snakes are poisonous, cooking its meat neutralizes it, however, for the snake blood to serve its purpose, it has to be consumed raw. To remove the blood from its body, the snake’s head is chopped off and blood is drained into small glasses. To drink, the blood is mixed with bile and alcohol. According to the Chinese, snake blood is a cure to many sexual deficiencies including erectile dysfunction. Snakes’ poison is found in the head, by cutting it off, chances of ingesting poison are reduced, and however, sometimes the blood can have some poison in it. There are no specific preferred types of snakes as long as they are poisonous, some weird practices piercing the tail and sucking the blood from it. 4. Lizards: In Eastern Asian countries, lizards were also a source of aphrodisiacs. They were hunted, trapped, killed and consumed. The intestines were removed; body was dried, and then ground into a fine powder. The powder was then mixed with alcoholic drinks such as wine and alcohol and drunk. This practice was also prevalent in the Mediterranean parts of North African region and in European countries such as Sweden. Many people consumed it due to its ability to restore male virility. In India, a Hardwicke spiny tailed lizard was another aphrodisiac source. The Indians killed this type of lizard and extracted fat from its tail which was believed to be a cure to erectile dysfunction problems. These types of lizards are hunted up to this date in India. In case you meet a man chasing a spiny tailed lizard, he is just looking for a cure to his bedroom problems. 5. Ants: The black ant was the most sought animal by both men and women for its power as an aphrodisiac in increasing sex drive and helping its users gain more pleasure during lovemaking. Currently, traditional medicine men advertise the tiny ants as better alternatives to modern medication. Ants were widely used in countries such as China as aphrodisiacs. The polyhachis ant has high zinc content, which is an important mineral for it role in sperm and testosterone formation. It has been scientifically proven to have the highest zinc content of all living things. It is one of the few aphrodisiac sources you don’t have to think much about when using. To make an aphrodisiac, the ants were dried and then ground into a fine powder which was safely consumed alone or mixed with liquids. The ants were consumed across the two genders without medical complications. Black ants are used as aphrodisiac source up to date. 6. Donkey products: meat, milk and penis. Donkey meat, milk and penis were used to treat erectile dysfunctions and increase sexual virility among its users. In the ancient Chinese history, the donkey meat was marinated with tiger’s urine. The softened meat was cooked and consumed to increase sexual virility. The penis was boiled and served as soup to the consumers. Evidence that the penis also eaten does not exist although it is suspected it was also eaten. It is also believed that some people washed their private parts with the soup to feel sexually stimulated. To be used as an aphrodisiac, people either drunk or bathed in donkey’s milk; they claimed to feel sexual practice after bathing in it. In some religions, it is ungodly to consume donkey meat or any of its products. Donkey meat and milk have higher protein contents compared to similar products from other animals. This makes it a good aphrodisiac source. 7. Toads: Despite being poisonous, toads are valued by many people for being a source to many medicines believed to cure several diseases. Stories about people extracting aphrodisiacs from toad poison have been around for a long time. Those who consumed aphrodisiac from toads believed it contained cure for erectile dysfunction and boosted virility powers of the user. Toads contain poison similar to digitalis which if ingested in excess can lead to a cardiac arrest. Just as people use digitalis to cure heart related diseases, some people claim they can extract aphrodisiac safely from the toad venom. Ingestion of toad venom has led to several deaths across the world. Bufotenine an alkaloid found in toad’s skin is sold in drug streets of black market to be used as aphrodisiacs. Cases of deaths due to ingestion of toad related aphrodisiacs have been reported in countries such as West Indies, and thus the need to look for alternative sources. 8. Monkey Brain: Man will do anything to get sexual satisfaction and history can prove that. Some people compare consumption of monkey brain to consumption of human brain due to the close genetic relationship between the two. Despite the controversy, people in places such as Indonesia hunted monkey and ate their raw brains to cure their sexual deficiency related problems. The brains were consumed raw and the oddest thing was the fact that some people consumed the brain with the animal still alive. Monkey brains were believed to cure erectile dysfunction. Consuming of monkey brain is however dangerous, if a human being consumes brain from a monkey infected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the virus is transferred to the eater. The disease has similar symptoms to mad cow diseases and uses the same mechanism just as the mad cow disease to move from one person to the other. It has not been scientifically proven that monkey brain cures erectile dysfunction. 9. Pangolin scales and fetuses: Pangolin is a desert animal whose whole body is covered in scales. In countries such as China, pangolins were killed; their scales were grounded into a fine powder which was believed to cure sexual virility problems. The pangolin fetus was also to contain some aphrodisiacs. Once killed, the scales were removed, it was then dissected and if pregnant, the fetus was used to make soup which was believed to increase and restore potency powers. Although described by many people as a gruesome delicacy, the fetus soup heals erectile dysfunctions. Extensive hunting of pangolins for the scales and fetus led to a drastic reduction in its population and currently, it is among world’s endangered species. Pangolins are protected by wildlife agencies in countries where they exist, although poachers kill them whenever they have a chance. They have a ready market and fetch good prices in china although they are traded in the black market. 10. Hyena: penis and eyeballs. Hyena was another important animal whose parts were used as aphrodisiac sources. The hyena penis was cooked and then covered with honey: this aphrodisiac was so strong, it was believed to stimulate men desire to have sex even when not in sex moods. The hyena penis was mostly consumed in the early Greek and Roman empires. In the two kingdoms, hyena were hunted and fattened: every part of the hyena’s body was used to cure a certain disease. Hyena eyeballs were another source of aphrodisiac, the eyes were gorged out of the skull, boiled and people ate them to increase their sexual virility. The sight of man feeding on a hyena’s penis or eyeballs is disgusting, it however depicts, and the extent humans had to undergo to correct their sexual deficiencies before modern medicine came to effect. Whether these body parts cured the erectile dysfunction and other sexual related diseases or they were just myths are difficult to determine.