Considering that the nation of China is home to over a billion people, it’s safe to say this nation knows how to get it on. China has its claim to a plethora of wide-ranging aphrodisiacs, especially in regards to the animal kingdom. Many are steeped in the antiquity of hundreds of years of superstitions while others are embedded in association, like tiger, bear and deer penises. Turtle meat, dried starfish, and snakes are often found by the thousands in markets all throughout China and are consumed by patrons counting on their powers of fueling their lust-filled nights. One advertisement for an old potion read “fight 100 battles in nine nights with no loss of verve and leave the ladies with cherished memories.”

For the sake of this article, and that time is always of the essence, I will save the exotic experimentation in superstition for those of you with more of such time to do so. I would rather use your time informing you of aphrodisiacs with more proven track records, as well as being pretty easily attainable on this side of the world; that way, you can spend more time enjoying the fruits of your labor (i.e. fornicating) rather than in pursuit of hunting for the cocks of masculine beasts in the grasslands of Asia.

Chinese medicine and health rituals are extremely sophisticated and predate Western medicine by thousands of years. Chinese medicine works by the principle of “yin and yang,” which is a universal philosophy of opposites, of mutual correlation. Yang represents all that is male and yin all that is female. Within Chinese healing, all parts of the body are connected and work in cohesion with one another.

In terms of sexuality, the kidneys play the most important role in maintaining the happiness of both the sex drive and sexual functioning. Many Chinese kidney tonics and herbs have gained aphrodisiac reputations for this reason. These herbs strengthen many systems throughout the body, amplifying the body’s immune system and improving energy and stamina. This school of medicine greatly differs from that of the West, which often seeks to cover symptoms and fix a single instance, such as in the case of Viagra and long-term flaccidity, because it emphasizes that overall good health is what sparks a healthy libido.

Three extraordinary aphrodisiac herbs of the Chinese medicine cabinet are rehmannia, epimedium, and cordyceps. Rehmannia is a native of Japan, Korea and China. It grows perennially and produces luscious magenta flowers that are remarkably similar in appearance to the clitoris. It is an herb that is predominantly used to revitalize an ailing kidney, but it also used to treat such libido reducers as diabetes, constipation, menstrual irregularities, dizziness, urinary tract issues, anemia, and heart conditions. Rehmannia is rich in nutrients like vitamins A, B and C, as well as boasting a richness in amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein, necessary for strength and stamina. Rehmannia is known to restore energy, eliminate fatigue, and promote the healing of injured bones. Hopefully, your bone will not be so injured that it’s out of order. Rehmannia increases blood circulation, especially to the brain—the most erogenous of all pleasurable body parts.

For women, rehmannia can light up a dim sex drive while fueling the reproductive organs with healing energy. In other words, it has the ability to make the ladies wet and wanton. It increases fertility, in the event you and your and your partner are looking to increase the population with your sexual exploits.         

Epimedium is another very popular aphrodisiac used often in Chinese medicine. Like rehmannia, epimedium is also a kidney tonifier. It is also known as ‘horny goat weed.’ This is an herb with quite a reputation, but please always buy it from a reputable dealer (i.e. health food shop), and not from a gas station, to ensure the quality. Epimedium stimulates the nervous system and arouses the nerves, especially the extra-sensitive sexual nerves. The chemical makeup of this alluring herb is very similar to that other little sexual miracle drug that comes in a purple pill form!

In the body, it produces testosterone-like compounds, and can be especially powerful for women with low sex drives. On the contrary, however, for women with voracious sexual desires, who cannot control themselves whatsoever, and keep their legs closed for even a short while, epimedium is not recommended for it would probably drive her insane with insatiable lust. Epimedium works in wondrous ways, for not only will it breathe life into a limp libido, it is also an immune strengthening herb, and promotes longevity, it has the power to keep you alive to enjoy its aphrodisiac powers and all other sensual pleasures for a longer period of time! Epimedium has grown wild throughout China for centuries, and due to its legendary reputation, the continuity of its population has been put at risk because of overuse, as it is not cultivated to be grown in other fashions.

Sacred to the realm of Chinese medicine are cordyceps. Cordyceps are mushrooms and they grow wild on the decaying matter of caterpillars. Vegans can rest assured knowing that cordyceps have been cultivated to the ability of being grown in labs from brews of nutritional, fermenting broth without the involvement of dead caterpillars. Research performed in China has revealed that cordyceps stimulate the production of testosterone in mice as well as in cells that have been isolated from the testes. For regular users, it is reported that as an aphrodisiac, it takes a few days of regular use to really start feeling their caresses of arousal.

Cordyceps are a lovely form of fungi that hold an array of health-inducing benefits in addition to inciting the need to get fucked. They are extremely powerful in strengthening the kidney, and Chinese medicine states that they should be used daily over a long period of time. Research has also proven that cordyceps work incredibly to support the immune system and are powerful fighters against allergies, inflammation and cancer. Because of all these desirable attributes, the worldwide demand for cordyceps over the last few years has increased immensely, and sadly, throughout China, Tibet and the Himalayas, there have been more than a few casualties over the cordyceps market, ranging from violence to people dying at the mercy of nature’s fury when hunting for them in the perilous climate of Nepal.

Regardless, China is home to enough aphrodisiacs to keep its people fornicating to their orgasmic contentment. Thousands of years and generations have cultivated a rich history in the art and science of such research, leaving a large range of information, from superstitions to scientifically proven hormone-like substances. Whether your tastes include wild and endangered beasts like tiger, or are more prone to subtle gifts from the earth that are known to benefit the “whole body” while enhancing your sex drive, China is bound to seduce your tastes with something to whet your whistle with.