Meadowsweet Herbs

Want to do something special for your love this Valentine’s Day? Try one (or more!) of these sumptuous, flirty herbal recipes.

Decadent Aphrodisiac Elixir

• 1 ounce Damiana
• 1 ounce Kava
• 1 ounce Muira puama
• 1 ounce Saw Palmetto
• 1 vanilla bean Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom
• ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine all herbs in a glass jar and add 20 ounces of brandy. Let sit for 1-3 weeks and then strain. This elixir can be drunk straight (1 tablespoon–1 ounce), or added to orange, raspberry or pomegranate juice for a lover’s cocktail.

Luscious Yoni Balm

This is a natural lubricant that melts on contact. Totally edible, you can add a small amount of essential oil for flavor or to heat things up a bit. It is not safe for use with condoms.

• 2 ounces virgin coconut oil
• 1 ounces mango butter
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 30 drops essential oil. Consider peppermint for a cool, minty sensation, or ginger for a stimulating warmth

Combine all fixed oils and melt in a double boiler. Add essential oils, if desired and pour into a glass container. Then… Enjoy!

Aphrodisiac Foods:

Engage your senses of taste touch and smell. Consider a feast of foods have traditionally been used to help promote sexual interest and arousal.

Honey, chocolate, asparagus, , avocado, basil, garlic, oysters, coffee, vanilla, red wine, champagne, arugula, carrots, coriander, fennel, garlic, nutmeg and anise

Consider a chocolate fondue with some of these arousing foods foods:

Blood orange, bananas, almonds, figs, raspberries, strawberries, pineapple or pine nuts

http://www.alternet.org/health/132846

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com

© Elaine Sheff, Clinical Herbalist 2012