What is spanish fly and what is it made of? Does it work and if so how?
It is less commonly but more properly known as cantharides; a toxic preparation of the crushed, dried bodies of the beetle Lytta vesicatoria or Cantharis vesicatoria, formerly used as a counterirritant for skin blisters and as an aphrodisiac.
I suspect what you might be trying to ask is Do aphrodisiacs really work? To that I would have to answer: gosh I dunno. I doubt that there are any aphrodisiacs officially sanctioned by the FDA, so without federal blue ribbon proof that they work you’ll just have to rely on the accounts of any users who might happen to stop by.
11 threads were returned when I went to the archives and plugged in “aphrodisiac”, so you might wanna take a look over yonder.
More specifically, or colloquially, the blister beetle. An ugly ass bug that looks like it should be dangerous. I don’t think it is poisonous, but it looks scary. Whether the bug is alive or dead, I am not going to touch it.
Eight years of desperate attempts by White House staff members to stop such searching has failed.
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Spanish Fly.
It’s a concoction made from a bug and herbs and can be bought in Mexico. It’s not sold here. People tend to take it when it is available, which is the problem.
The stuff is made for bulls. Real ones, you know, horns, nasty disposition and huge balls?
It works by getting into the urethra of the penis and irritating it. The irritation causes an erection. The bull, being somewhat displeased, looks for something to rub his penis on, usually finding a cow and discovering that rubbing it inside her works just great.
In the wrong dosage, it can kill a man. Nasty way to go. It can also cause injury to the human penis by prolonging an erection far too long, like a day or two, and causing blood to clot in the erectile tissue. After that happens, things tend to get real painful and nasty.
In a low dosage, it might work or might make you sick. The stuff isn’t real helpful to heart and blood pressure.
The Mexicans just love to sell it to ‘Gringos’ in several assorted forms, ranging from the real stuff to a bit of speed mixed with some milder drugs or even just a mix of hot pepper, sugar, perhaps a touch of alum, and a daub of salt with cumin added for color.
Viagra does just fine. I, personally, prefer a joint and a couple of stiff drinks.
If someone offers you Spanish Fly, don’t take it.
I had always heard Spanish Fly was a generic term for any fictional aphrodisiac (sp?) used to arouse women (note: none is needed for a man since all the woman has to do to arouse him is show up!).
To my knowledge, no such real drug exists with the possible exception of Viagra, and I don’t know if that technically counts because it basically allows you to get hard whereas you couldn’t before. I don’t know that it actually MAKES you horny.
I have heard anecdotal stories of people using a known horse aphrodisac called Yohimbine that is available in lower doses in health food stores. But I doubt anyone has ever used it in a controlled experiment to determine if it actually does anything in humans (doubtful it does).
If you’re for sex, I’d advise using non-chemical, with the possible exception of alcohol, to get what you want.