Is you libido at an all time low? Nature may have just the answer with these top passion-boosting herbs.
Medical Herbalist Gabriella Clarke shares her top herbs to help give your love life some va va voom!
ENHANCE PERFORMANCE WITH RHODIOLA
Best known for its stress-busting qualities, rhodiola is also thought to have aphrodisiac properties. Stress and exhaustion can seriously hamper libido so rhodiola’s calming effects can help get you back in the mood. What’s more it increases stamina and endurance – just what’s needed to boost low libido.
BEAT THE BLUES WITH ST JOHN’S WORT
Feeling down is guaranteed to put you off sex. Enter St John’s wort. It can help to lift a low mood, even in cases of moderate depression. It is also good for anxiety and has been shown to help re-establish good sleep patterns. [i]
FIGHT STRESS WITH PANAX GINSENG
The great stress-buster Panax ginseng is thought to support the adrenal glands, which are responsible for the ‘fight or flight’ hormones that go into overdrive when stress becomes an on-going reaction to daily tensions and worry. Ginseng can give your energy a boost too, helping you to cope better with ups and downs, as well as giving you more staying power at times when you might otherwise tire more easily!
RELAX WITH VALERIAN
Taking a low, day-time dose of Valerian – either with soothing lemon balm or St John’s wort – can help if you find yourself worrying needlessly, or getting things out of proportion. How can you enjoy yourself if you can’t relax?
HELP ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION WITH GINKGO BILOBA
Ginkgo biloba increases the amount of blood and energy-giving oxygen reaching the fingertips and toes, as well as the genital areas of both men and women. It can help a man achieve and sustain an erection, especially if this is difficult because arteries and blood vessels in the penis have narrowed.
[i] Ng QX et al. J. Affect Disord 2017 Jan 3; 210-211. Clinical Use of Hypericum perforatum in depression – A meta-analysis.
