Could Viagra help save tigers? › News in Science (ABC Science)

Among the ancient remedies is tiger penis to treat erectile dysfunction. As the Chinese economy has grown, so has the number of animals hunted for use in medicines and luxury goods. But the ...

The world's eight strangest sex remedies - The World from PRX

Tiger Penis Soup. From Korea to Cambodia, many have long indulged in a delicacy — tiger penis soup. This is an especially controversial aphrodisiac because there's enormous demand and only so much tiger to go around. ... Fairy tales can work as effective aphrodisiacs. Dried tiger penis. (Natalie Behring/Reuters) 5. Eel Porn

Asian traditional medicine for erectile dysfunction

These remedies include tiger penis, rhinoceros horn, deer antlers and tails, traditional massage, Linzhi (Ganoderma) Jamu, Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma lognifolia), ginseng, etc. These remedies are preferred among the various ethnic groups (Malays, Chinese, Indians). ... Yohimbine has a dual aphrodisiac function: it improves sexual function [36] ...

Do Natural Aphrodisiacs Work? - NBC News

For those in search of a natural aphrodisiac, fear not that your supply of rhino horn and tiger penis is running low. (They don't work anyway.) Scientists have found aphrodisiac properties in ...

PDF DISTINGUISHING REAL VS FAKE TIGER PENISES - Gwern

Genuine tiger penis, raw state. Underneath the foreskin of a real tiger's penis is the glans, which is studded with small spicules called barbs (See close-up in Fig. 2). Fig. 2. Close-up of tip of tiger penis shown in Fig. 1. Because genuine tiger penises are so rare, the buying public apparently no longer knows what a real tiger penis looks ...

Do Not Despair, Ye Flaccid, Loveless Hordes - Foreign Policy

Tiger penis — illegal in many countries — is particularly prized, so much so that in 2005 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a guide for identifying authentic tiger penises from fakes ...