Lepidium meyenii AKA Maca or Peruvian ginseng is a sort of natural alternative to Viagra. Maca Root has been used for centuries as an aphrodisiac and impotence remedy.
The Maca Root powder was used by the pre-Incan Andean tribes and by the Incas as an energizer during combat. The Incas used Lepidium meyenii to give them energy and courage.
Lepidium meyenii was and is brewed into a tea or mixed with food. The plant has been shown to increase stamina, male potency and endurance as well as mental acuity. Maca is often used in combination with Catuaba, Marapuama, and Yohimbe Bark.
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The saguaro cactus has been described as the monarch of the Sonoran Desert, as a prickly horror, as the supreme symbol of the American Southwest, and as a plant with personality.
The Saguaro is renowned for the variety of odd, all-too-human shapes it assumes, shapes that inspire wild and fanciful imaginings.
Saguaro are found only in the Sonoran desert. The giant saguaro is the king of cacti. A full-grown saguaro is usually more than 35 feet in height and is at least 75 years old, sometimes reaching a height of 50 feet and life span of 200 years.
Some have arms but all are green and have a wax-like skin that helps prevent water loss. Rare and endangered this extraordinary giant cactus has been protected within Saguaro National Park since 1933.
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Over 25 alkaloids have been isolated from Kratom; the principle one being mitragynine, an indole alkaloid superficially resembling yohimbine (Found in Yohimbe bark).

All Kratom leaves appear to contain mitragynine, speciogynine, paynanthine, and small quantities of speciociliatine. Oxindole alkaloids usually occur only in small or trace amounts.
In addition to being used as a narcotic in its own right, it is often used to moderate and beat addiction to Opium. Some use Kratom to prolong sexual intercourse.
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