Is Food better than Viagra or Cialis?

Drugs like Viagra or Cialis earn big money for pharmaceutical firms.

While they have been proven to help, they also have side effects.

Long before such drugs came on the market, humans have used food or herbs.

How do food/herbs work and what was hoped for when consuming them?

An indirect way is to improve health because of the vitamins, minerals  and other health  giving substances they contain.

A more direct effect is that they are supposed to boost the flow of blood and improve circulation. Eg ginko and ginger. The improvement  in blood flow and circulation can apply for the whole body and not just to specific part of the body.

 I had a serious  cut from an accident that required an operation for wound debridement and to remove some flesh. The remaining flesh had to be stiched back.

My mother gave me high dose vitamin C tablets and ginko tablets. Ginko was supposed to increase blood flow to the wound and so hasten healing.

Blood flowing to certain parts of the body is supposed to help to get or maintain those parts aroused. Not just being able to start but to last longer is a hoped for result. Yohimbine is supposed to have an alkaloid that does this.

A third objective is an increase in desire. The food/herb is considered to be an aphrodisiac to stir desire eg chocolate. Taoist vegetarians consider that garlic is non vegetarian because it arouses desires.

The hoped for effects are not proven so do not take what is in the post below as fact.

Fruits like figs, bananas,and avocado's have been recommended. Is it because of the nutrients they contain or do they work in other ways as well?

Some of the claims may have some basis. Not proven but some hope is better than none😃😛

Do you think that the shape of 🍌 has anything to do with why it is highly regarded? 😛