Frog juice is 'Peruvian Viagra,' who knew?

by Joe DiStefano, Posted May 4th 2007 @ 5:15PM

Let the record state that I am by no means grossed out by eating frog and have enjoyed it upon several occasions. Heck, I might even lick a toad to experience the so-called medicinal effects. But there is absolutely no way I'm quaffing a frog smoothie, even it's reputed to boost virility.

Just in case you think you misread I'll say it again: frog smoothie. Perhaps smoothie is the wrong term since the so-called "Peruvian Viagra" is a warm beverage. Start by adding three ladles of hot white bean broth, some honey, raw aloe vera and a generous portion of maca to a blender. Oh, I almost forgot, add one freshly killed and skinned frog, and set your blender to frog frappe. The steaming amphibian brew is said to not only to increase virility, but also cure asthma, bronchitis and sluggishness.

The drink is common in Lima's central highland city Huancayo. For now I'll stick to a somewhat more palatable creation of that city papas à la Huancaina. And when I want Peruvian Viagra, I'll stick with my old standby, a nice fresh bowl of ceviche de pescado, picante por favor.

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5-05-2007 @3:33AM Jim Price said... Maca is considered to be "nature's Viagra", look it up on Wikipedia. I can personally attest to Maca putting lead in one's pencil. I would skip the frog, yech!
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5-05-2007 @6:42AM bdw said... I was given a canned drink by a Chinese friend who told me it was good for asthma. It worked very well, and I later found it was made with birds nest and snow frog ovaries. The snow frog ovaries are considered good for a number of problems caused by a combination of too much heat and insufficient yin. Whatever that means. Anyway, I bought some--U.S. $50.00 for a few grams, and used them in an herbal combination on very bad asthma days. They worked well with no side effects except a general feeling of gentle well-being. Crocodile bile works well too, and is much cheaper, but is frankly just a crude steroid, and makes me very cranky. Caterpiller mushroom helps too, but has gotten very expensive since the floods in northern China in 2002.

Most of our medicines are refined versions of natural products. Many people are too poor to pay Glaxo-Smith-Kline, but can afford this sort of thing.

Reminds me of the old joke from Junior High, whats red and green and goes around and around and around?

A frog in a blender!

Who knew?
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