• May 4, 2024

The only aphrodisiacs that can really improve human sexual function are ginseng and saffron, because their properties actually improve sexual desire and affect performance, reveals an investigation of the University of Guelph in Canada .

In the search for alternatives to medicines that improve the erectile dysfunction , such as Viagra and Cialis, researchers have observed that "the real aphrodisiacs are saffron and ginseng", because they improve both the function and increase the sexual desire , without the side effects of such drugs.
 

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The best natural aphrodisiacs

After making an extensive review of the studies carried out to date on aphrodisiac substances, scientists have found that three substances improve sexual function: ginseng, saffron and yohimbine, an alkaloid obtained from the African tree Coryanthe yohimbe.

According to Massimo Marcone, lead author of the study, published in the journal Food Research International , that these two aphrodisiacs natural are the most effective, above the wine and chocolate, which only have an effect on our head.

In addition, in the case of saffron, spice derived from the flower 'Crocus sativus', has also demonstrated "sustained effects" in the stimulation of sexual drive and performance.
 

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Saffron vs chocolate

Regarding your advantage over the chocolate, one of the researchers of the study, John Melnyx , explains that some people consider this one as a powerful aphrodisiac , whose effect of phenylamphetamine chocolate, increases the levels of serotonin and endorphins in the brain.

However, Marcone clarifies, all his power aphrodisiac It occurs at the cerebral or psychological level, so in reality it only predisposes to a better state of arousal. Saffron, however, has a full physiological and psychological effect.
 

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