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St. John’s Wort and Gingko: Sexual Enhancement Herbs

 

The loss of sexual appetite in women is something that almost all women will worry and wonder about. Questions like: "What happened?" "Why am I not interested anymore?" will start to bother women.

Generally, several health concerns are the cause for losing one's sex drive. And in most cases, your sexual life can be treated so that it will go back to normal.
 
What Causes the Drying-up of Sexual Appetite/Drive?

It is necessary to speak to your trusted doctor to fully determine the causes of your loss of sexual appetite; however, here are some possible causes of reduced appetite:

-Hormonal imbalance.
-Fatigue.
-Adrenal Exhaustion
-Depression, stress and even child birth

Essentially, once our body is unconditioned, a lot of things are affected and one of these is our libido. These situations may not be as easy to fix, but they are common signs of something being wrong.
 
Herbal Home Remedies for Women to Enhance Your Appetite

Women experiencing the loss of sexual appetite should consider libido enhancers. There are a lot of products in the market to boost women's libido; it can improve women's sexual desires and rebalance hormone to get the body going.

Most of these enhancers are naturally found in herbs. Below are suggested herbs for sexual life enhancement to spice up your sex life once again.

St John's Wort for Sexual Enhancement (Hypericum perforatum)

St. John's wort is used widely to boost-up a flagging sex appetite and to lift a low mood on those feeling blue. A Research done involving a hundred post-menopausal women, having low sex drive and physical exhaustion, found that St. John's wort help 60% of these women regained interest in sex once again.
 
St John's Wort Tincture
 
Things needed:
8 oz. 100 proof of Vodka
A Jar with lid (a pint).
2-3 oz. tops or whole herb of St. John's Wort, fresh or dried, enough to fill jar (available 
here)
 
Directions

- Stuff the jar with the prepared St. John's wort and cover it with vodka.
- If you will use fresh herbs, use a higher proof alcohol.
- Tighten the lid and shake it well
- Give the tincture mix a good shaking everyday for two weeks.
- Have the liquid separated by straining the herbs.
- Put the leftover herb in your herb garden to decompose.
 
To avoid an upset stomach, take St. John wort tincture with food. The recommended dosage of the tincture is 2 droppers full, 3 times a day. Do not take this during pregnancy.

Ginkgo for Sexual Enhancement  (Ginkgo biloba)

Ginkgo is known to boost memory and to boost blood flow on genitals. It relaxes blood vessels and improves circulation to the peripheries to enhance sexual libido. It be very beneficial to those women whose poor sexual appetite is link to stress, fatigue, and cold extremities.
 
Chocolate Love Truffles
 
A cup softened butter
A cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup of thawed egg substitute
2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
1/2 ounce of dried ginkgo biloba leaves (available at online store
)
2 cups all-purpose flour
A cup mini semi-sweet chocolate morsel
A cup of walnuts
A cup of water
Chocolate coating (from chocolate wafers)
 
Directions

- Boil a cup of water in a saucepan, remove from heat then add ginkgo; let it steep for ten minutes.

- Meanwhile, beat butter and gradually add sugars; do it at a medium speed.

- Add vanilla and egg substitute - beat well.

- Add gently flour to the mixture - beat well.

- Add gingko mixture - beat well.

- Stir in walnuts and mini morsels.

- Cover it and let it chill for 30 minutes.

- Shape mixture into 1 inch balls.

- Cover and freeze balls until firm.

- Melt chocolate in glass bowl over hot water.

- Using two forks, quickly dip truffles into melted chocolate, coating completely, and place on waxed paper to harden.

- Quickly dip truffles using two forks into melted chocolate, coating it completely.

- Put it on a waxed paper and allow it to harden.

- Put it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, and it's ready to be served.