Asian Aphrodisiacs: From Bangkok to Beijing - The Search for the Ultimate Turn-on

Asian Aphrodisiacs: From Bangkok to Beijing - The Search for the Ultimate Turn-on

by Jerry Hopkins
Asian Aphrodisiacs: From Bangkok to Beijing - The Search for the Ultimate Turn-on

Asian Aphrodisiacs: From Bangkok to Beijing - The Search for the Ultimate Turn-on

by Jerry Hopkins

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Overview

"Tiger penis soup? Rhino horn on the oyster half shell? Give me a break!" So says bestselling author Jerry Hopkins as he meets the people, visits the places, and "road tests" dozens of Asia's most popular aphrodisiacs in the first definitive survey of the region's best and worst "turn-on's."

Expanding the usual definition to include lotions as well as potions, sex toys and aromatherapy, music and massage, exotic Asian belief systems, pornography and a variety of surgical procedures, he travels from his home in Bangkok to Tokyo, Jakarta, Hong Kong and Kathmandu in search of the region's most exciting pick-me-ups. Along the way, he discovers that Asia was first in the development and prescription of aphrodisiacs, first in pornography and sex toys, and first in breast and penis enhancement surgery.

In this exhaustively researched and often hilarious investigation of a subject that has held the world enthralled for thousands of years, the author discovers that Asia has been-and still is-in the lead when it comes to the promise of sexual enhancement. And to his surprise, he also finds several things that work.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781462900718
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 07/05/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Jerry Hopkins is the author of more than 30 books, including the bestselling biography of Jim Morrison, No One Here Gets Out Alive. He spent 20 years as a correspondent for Rolling Stone, and currently lives in Thailand.

Table of Contents


Introduction
Groucho & Me, On a Prowl     11
A Note about Geography     18
Rhymes with Niagara, Means the Opposite     19
The Anatomy of Excitement     29
Sidebar: The Lucky Lady's Anatomy     34
Aphrodisiacs from 400 B.C.     37
Ayurvedic Medicine: Going to Bed with the Gods     47
Sidebar: Chewing Betel Nut     56
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Better Sex with the Help of the Yellow Emperor     59
Sidebar: Horny Goat Weed & Bald Chicken Tonic     66
Jammin' with Jamu     69
The Spices of Life     77
Tempest in a C-Cup & Other Arousing Tales     87
"Medical" Marijuana     95
Sidebar: One Consumer's Endorsement     103
The Other Story of O     105
The Placebo Effect     115
Cruel & Unusual Aphrodisia     121
Great Balls of Fire     131
Garden Snakes & Trouser Snakes     137
Sex from the Sea     143
Birds Do It     151
Bees Do It     157
Sidebar: More Buzz     162
Herbal Whisky, Scorpion Wine & a Serpent's Beating Heart     165
Better Loving, Through Chemistry     173
Gooey Is Good     181
The Sweet Smell of Success     187
Sidebar: Scents of Seduction     194
Ragas for Lovers Only     197
Different Strokes for Different Folks     205
The Tao & Tantra of Ejaculation Control     213
From Pillow Talk to Pornography     221
The Joy of Mechanical Sex     231
Sidebar: Condomania     241
Surgery: Fact or Phallusy?     243
Afterword: Things That Work     251
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