Horny Goat Weed
A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.
The herb has long held a reputation as a natural aphrodisiac. The lab experiments, which did not look at whether the plant actually increases desire, could lead to new drugs to help men get erections, said Mario Dell’Agli, a researcher at the University of Milan, who led the study.
My question is simple. Why is it called horny goat weed? Am I missing something here?
I have decided long ago that Viagra is the devil. However, I might be convinced about Horny Goat Weed.
it works
and that’s all i have to say about that
I call foul. I cannot take a botanical or pharmacological article seriously without a little scientific latin. At no point did I see an actual latin botanical reference. Anyone can use a colloqial or common use name for a plant and make it sound cool. This could even be the result of a very poorly translated chinese name for the plant. I’m not doubting the herbal compounds or the extracts but I doubt the source.
Just channeling my inner nm here.
It’s called horny goat weed because it was discovered by a Chinese goat herder who started noticing that his goats were getting, uh, horny after eating it. Or so I’ve read.
Why do I know this? I looked it up when I saw it in an energy I was drinking called Crunk. WhyTF would you put that in an energy drink?? Anyway, it was a trace amount I think, because I didn’t feel anything. Note to self: Drink more Crunk.