Living in a red light district of Jakarta, the streets outside my apartment every night are aligned with pushcart vendors selling all kinds of aphrodisiacs for men and women, as well as the enlargement penis treatment. Yet, how reliable are these drugs?
I'm much too young and virile require any blue pills or other potions. Neither do I ointments of enlargement, but this does not prevent the occasional salesperson trying to sell the trick for me.
Indonesia is plagued by fake aphrodisiacs, especially pills to increase male potency, which are euphemistically called obat kuat (strong medicine).
Drugs Control Agency and Food Ministry of Health (BPOM) allows three drugs to be sold only by prescription, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction: sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra). All three can be bought without prescription almost all pharmacies - or bought from street vendors. holographic stickers on packs are no guarantee of authenticity. Doctors warn that counterfeit products may contain toxic ingredients, and if used in combination with the medicine chest pain, the results can be fatal
costs A 100 mg tablet Viagra in Rp.75,000 Street and Rp.164,000 in a pharmacy. 20 mg Cialis is Rp.50,000 Rp.159,000 in the street and in the pharmacy.
Men seeking cheaper options can buy traditional potions such as Semut Hitam (Black Ant), which is in liquid and capsule form. It is supposed to be made from crushed black ants and ginseng. Vendors claim that it increases testosterone and blood flow, causing multiple male orgasms. A pack of six capsules costs Rp.60,000, while only one bag costs Rp.25,000. As a human Guinea pig, I sampled a bag -. It tasted bad and had no discernible effect
"You should use it for a month or several months to get results," a dealer said. . "Every day you rub for 10 minutes and the penis will grow" Manual stimulation tends to do - with or without leech oil. There is no medical evidence that goop causes the penis to grow larger permanently. I had no desire to try it. Knowledge complained that causes numbness and does not work.
Another enlargement product is called Super Magic. It looks like a packet of condoms. Inside are six bags of wet tissue antiseptic. Vendors say these "magic tissue" prolong endurance, stop premature ejaculation and even prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
The instructions are as follows: wipe the penis with the magic cloth, then wrap the cloth around the penis for 5 to 15 minutes, then have sex. I bought six of these tissues for Rp.30,000, foolishly considering that I describe how utterly useless they were. Big mistake. The initial application began to cause numbness, but I ignored the feeling. After 20 minutes, I removed the cloth and was shocked by the result painfully stretched and distended. Not something I'll try again. One of the listed ingredients are benzalkonium chloride, a preservative and disinfectant that some pharmaceutical companies have stopped using, as a toxic irritant.
A popular female libido booster sold in the streets called Germany Sex Drops. A small bottle of colorless liquid that costs Rp.90,000. Five drops should be added to water, juice, coffee or tea - but not for soft drinks. Vendors claim that a woman will become awake within five minutes of consumption and clitoral sensitivity will be increased to the point where multiple orgasms can be achieved. I gave to a friend to try alone. She said she had no effect.
The ingredients of sexual Drops are listed as water, fructose, melatonin and canitis. Melatonin is a hormone that can improve sleep, but does not affect libido. It should not be consumed by pregnant or nursing women. Canitis is a "secret ingredient" - possibly water. Fake versions of Drops Sex Rp.30,000 cost and the list of ingredients as "water, fructose, flaror [sic], etc." An English warning on the statements of the box. ". Sold as an adult novelty only"
This is some of these products are: novelty items, but drawing from sexual insecurity and male fantasies about women control is a big deal