I get requests from product manufacturers frequently to do reviews. However, I don’t review just anything. A product has to be of good quality, safe material, and if it is something a bit different, then that always catches my eye. So when Intimate Teas asked me if I’d like to review one of their aphrodisiac teas, Screaming O, I said “Sure, why not?” I did check out their website first to make sure they were using natural ingredients and not chemical stimulants. I was surprised to learn that their teas contain many herbs that have been reported to have aphrodisiac properties including peppermint, suma, and ginseng.
Peppermint is a stimulant and quickens functional activity of the tissues and cells giving more energy and is an aphrodisiac in large doses for both men and women. It also improves concentration, relaxes muscles, and freshens breathe.-Nutritional Supplement Bible
Suma (or Brazilian Ginseng) reduces stress, fights fatigue, increases estrogen production, and enhances libido as a sexual stimulant.-Rain-Tree.com
Ginseng is used as a sexual tonic: if you are lethargic it can give you sexual energy and if you are tense it can help you relax. Â It contains compounds that may have effects on your body resembling those of certain sex and adrenal hormones. Â It does not act as an immediate sexual stimulant, but when taken long-term it can enhance your sexual vitality.–Acufinder.com
So do so-called aphrodisiacs work? Many people use natural energy drinks with ginseng and ginkgo biloba to revive themselves through-out the workday. Doctors will tell you there is no such thing as an aphrodisiac. However, many others including herbalists claim that certain herbs and foods do have sexually stimulating properties. Cherries, and other dark pigmented fruit, have been found to help with erectile dysfunction in men. Cherries contain anthocyanin pigments which help improve circulation, and “reduce angiotensin and endothelin, both of which raise blood pressure and lower the nitric oxide needed for erections” much like Viagra does, but in a gentler way.-from Anthocyanins Against Erectile Dysfunction
I believe a natural substance can have libido enhancing properties, but what about Screaming O tea?
Screaming O tea has a mint aroma and flavor. It is slightly bitter like most teas, but you can sweeten it with honey if you don’t like bitter teas. The tea came in a very nice red tin with leopard-print stripes, so it’s a keeper. Inside is a little red bag with 12 teabags. Once you open the bag of tea the mint scent is very powerful, with a slightly spicy quality. Just smelling it is rejuvenating. The recommended dose is three cups of tea throughout the day before making love. I actually only had to drink 1 1/2 cups before I started feeling the effects.
I drank the tea in the afternoon when my natural energy level was low. I noticed I started feeling a bit of tingling excitement in my stomach, became more alert, and felt much more energetic. My partner was away on a business trip so I had to suffice with solo sex, which was fine since I had a new toy to review as well, the Rock Chick from Vibrator.com (review next week).
Intimate teas claim that the Screaming O tea will intensify orgasms, so I was eager to test this claim out. Well, I did have an exquisitely fabulous session and the orgasm was indeed powerful. It took longer to build up to the peak and when I did orgasm it was a full body tension release, then the sense that I was floating away. I really needed a good stress releaser like that this week, so thank you Screaming O. I don’t know if it was the tea, but I haven’t felt this good after an orgasm for a while. Later that evening, I felt the urge to masturbate again, and it has been a few months since I wanted to masturbate more than once a day. Screaming O? My libido? I don’t know, but I was certainly more sexually aroused today than usual. Intimate Teas prices are much higher than normal teas (comparatively to regular soft drinks versus energy drinks). They say this is because the herbs are very potent and concentrated in their products. Try Screaming O, or Intimate Teas other flavor Maple Cookie for yourself to see if it works.
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