Damiana Tincture
1 oz. Dried damiana leaves
1 pint vodka or rum
3/4 pint pure water
honey to taste
Infuse (soak) the damiana in the alcohol for five days, then strain through a coffee filter. Set aside the alcohol tincture and put the leaves to soak in the water for another five days. Strain as before. Discard the leaves. Heat the water infusion just enough to dissolve the honey and sweeten to taste. Add the two liquids together and drink one or two cordial glasses of the tincture before retiring.
Orgasmic Punch
2 bottles of white rum
2/3 liter of dry white wine
1 cup Triple Sec
Juice of 10 oranges
Juice of 6 lemons
20-ounce can of pineapple chunks, drained
1 cup of sugar
2 vanilla bens, split
2 nutmegs, ground
2 oz of muira puama tincture
1-2 oz of damiana tincture
2 whole oranges studded with cloves
A handful of fresh or dried rose petals (optional)
Place the alcohol, juices, pineapple, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, muira puama, and damiana in a large punch bowl and stir well until sugar is disolved. Carefully float the clove-studded oranges in the punch, and immediately before serving sprinkle with rose petals. Note: the essentials are the damiana and muira puama. Experiment with the rest to find what tastes good to you.
Vanilla Aphrodisiac Smoothie
1 cup milk
15 whole cloves
15 cardamom pods
2 cinnamon sticks
1 vanilla pod, split
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
honey to taste
Place milk, cloves, cardamom, and cinamon in a suacepan. Scrape in vanilla seeds from pod. Heat milk but do not boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool, then refrigerate until chilled. Strain milk into a blender goblet and discard spices. Add frozen yogurt and and honey to taste. Blend until smooth and frothy. Delicious!
Vanilla Tincture
2 vanilla beans, split
1 pint brandy
Infuse the vanilla beans in the brandy for two weeks.
Oat Straw Decoction
1 oz oat straw boiled in 1 pint water for 20 minutes.
Oat Straw supports normal functioning of the nervous system. May help calm nerves and improve sex drive.
Licorice Infusion
1 oz licorice root
1 oz sesame seeds
1 oz fennel seeds
1 pint pure water
Grind the licorice root and seeds together with a mortar & pestle or an electric coffee grinder. Bring the water to a boil and add the licorice root and seeds. Boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Reduce heat, cover and simmer gently for twenty minutes. Cool and strain.
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