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Elizabeth (Miami, FL) on 02/15/2009
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I inadvertantly discovered a natural aphrodisiac a couple of days ago! I was shopping for sodas that did not contain corn syrup at Publix on Friday and came across mauby bark concentrate, made in Trinidad and Tobago, sitting at the bottom of the shelf next to Jamaican-made sodas. It looked interesting, was made with cane sugar, and was inexpensive ($4-5, something like that), so I bought it. Mixed some up when I got home with seltzer water and that night I had 2 sex dreams! One sex dream once in a while, no problem, but 2 sex dreams in one night is unheard of.. ha ha... Needless to say the effect has lasted and I was requesting some "action" from my husband today. I like it. It tastes like root beer. I gave some to my husband and he said it made him feel great, but he hasn't yet noticed the aphrodisiac effect. Maybe it's viagra for the ladies? FINALLY! Warning - each serving contains a lot of sugar, same as a Coke (42 grams), so just be careful about that.

This morning I searched google for more information on Mauby Bark and found it is a very popular drink in the Carribean and that is is "reported to be an aphrodisiac", but no one knows for sure. The only study done on it was for hypertension and apparently, when mixed with coconut milk, works.

Here's a good thread for more info for anyone interested: http://slakethirst.com/2005/04/17/mmmm-mauby/. The one I bought is called Matouk's Mauby Drink Concentrate, but it looks like there will be lots of other brands selling it too. Carribean and international markets will carry it.

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Replied By Elizabeth (Miami, Florida) on 02/22/2009

Update to my post last weekend... I tried the extract again on last Sunday and this time it caused dizziness. I am wondering if it didn't dramatically drop my blood pressure since it is said to be a remedy for hypertension. I have low blood pressure to begin with, so I don't think this is a good one for me. I haven't tried it again. However, my husband loves it. He was working on a project last weekend and only got 4 hours of sleep. He had some of the extract mixed in seltzer on Sunday and was energized all day, despite a lack of sleep. He is treating it like a special energizer bunny tonic, only drinking it when needed!
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Replied By Elizabeth (Miami, Florida) on 02/27/2009

Have to give one more update. I mentioned that I became dizzy after taking mauby bark in my last post and I thought it might be low blood pressure. Well I may have gotten it completely wrong. High blood pressure can also cause dizziness! I won't know which it was unless I take the bark extract again (which I haven't) and then get my blood pressure checked. A light headed feeling lasted several hours after I drank the extract.
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Replied By Mytrinifriend (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) on 10/16/2009

I am replying to this e-mail because I have been looking for some indication as to whether Mauby is indeed a stimulant.

My 7 year old son started having frequent erections, at no particular time of the day, for no particular reason. I became very concerned. As a good parent would do, I took him to the Doctor. We went through a list of things and all health possibilities were ruled out. It was only when we started to discuss his diet that we realised that the erections were as a result of his high Mauby consumption. Too much sugar...but I have also learnt that Mauby is indeed a stimulant. My son hated the experience, so I decided to exclude Mauby from his diet and just as we thought, the erections desisted.

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Replied By Ali J. (Scarborough, Trinidad ) on 01/09/2010

Ok. this is shocking to me to find out that mauby has such effects..i grew on mauby. and now my grandmother has her own production of mauby syrup or concentrate, what ever you call it...any way my now 3 yr old son loves it and drinks it everyday and there is no effects on him..may be its the chemical used in the products you had that cause the effect you felt.... but say what if it does have those effect my husband is going to drink alot more mauby. :)
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