On 12/28/2013 05:22 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
>
> Seraph, some wise and ancient cultures also recognized that sex
could be used to improve health and even to become enlightened. I
guess karma determines whether one is born into a sex is bad culture
or a sex is good culture!
*/For both s3raphita and Share, I know of at least one wise and
ancient culture that believes that not only is sex healthy for you,
the desire for it is a sure indicator of ill health.
I'm speaking about the study of the Chinese tonic herbs. Do not
confuse tonic herbs with the larger study of herbology. There are over
10,000 beneficial herbs known in the Chinese canon, but most of them
are used to correct something specifically. For example, if you have
high blood pressure, drink a certain herb tea. Your blood pressure
will go down, but if you *keep* drinking the tea after it returns to
normal, it will *keep* going down.
The tonic herbs have a different nature. Thousands of years of
observation (and "seeing," if you believe in such things) have
identified a few herbs that seem to be all about balance. Drink a
tonic herb tea and your blood pressure will return to normal if you
have high blood pressure, and the same thing will happen if you have
low blood pressure. The tonic herbs are taken to bring one's body,
mind, and spirit into greater harmony. The "curing" of what ails ya is
just the side effect. That's the theory, anyway. I have some faith in
it, having experienced the effects that a regimen of tonic herbs did
for me once, back when I had greater access to them.
Anyway, the noted Chinese tonic herbalists in history are known for
their longevity. Life spans of 100+ are more common than rare. And
these guys and gals are sexual right to the very end. Some of the male
herbal masters father children in their 90s or 100s.
When you are being examined by a tonic herb master, it's not all
physical. Yes, they take pulse readings, as I understand some
Ayurvedic physicians do. But they also take note of subtle body
language (How do you walk? Are your shoulders slumped or not?), and
they ask you questions about your mental state. What kinds of things
does your mind tend to focus on? (Frequent thoughts of death are a big
indicator of serious Yang deficiency and the possibility of actual
death) And they ask about sex. Not only "Are you gettin' any?," but
the more important from their point of view, "Are you even *thinking*
about gettin' any?" If the answer to the latter question is "No," from
the point of view of Chinese tonic herbalism, the person saying it is
in ill health.
Anyway, back when I was taking such herbs regularly, I was able to do
so because my best friend worked as an apprentice to one of the most
famous Western practitioners of tonic herbalism. People from Asia
would fly over to L.A. to consult with him, that's how famous he was.
And his clientele contained a fair sample of the truly famous, as
well. The Stones won't go on tour without a supply of his teas for
everyone associated with the tour. Everyone, including the roadies.
It's because they've found that the herbs tend to keep people well,
and avoid absences due to colds or flue that could jeopardize the
tour. The glitterati of L.A. used to flock to his home/shop to get
special teas to improve their health, appearance, and...back to the
subject of this thread...to enhance their sexual experience.
The herbalist in question sold aphrodiasics that are as close as I've
ever encountered in this lifetime to "the real thing." I watched one
Hollywood starlet have an orgasm while sitting at the tea bar after
drinking her tea. Right out of "When Harry Met Sally," except that it
was L.A. and no one noticed. :-) Men also came calling, naturally,
seeking teas to improve both their potency and their sexual experience
or their perceived virility onscreen or onstage.
I will not reveal any of their names other than the one who has
granted permission to use it. Billy Idol has been a customer for
years, because he feels that the teas enhance his...uh...stage
presence. My friend was brewing up a batch of Billy's special tea one
day, and wound up with "extra." He offered the last remaining cup in
the pot to me. Being an ex-hippie and thus up for anything, I drank
it. And thus I got to learn a great deal about that phrase "up for
anything." I had to walk around with a woodie for two days. It was
like being back in high school, but without a notebook to hold in
front of you to disguise things. :-)
/*
/*So your favorite brew was "Horny Goat"? :-D
Ayurvedic practitioners take into account many of the same things. Try
a little Ashwaganda if you're not feeling "frisky" enough.
In fact some practitioners believe that Yin and Yang correlate to Kapha
and Pitta while Vata is more of an emotional state. Chinese medicine
can be a bit less confusing than ayurveda and simpler to follow. For
instance if you are craving salty foods you have become too yin. Craving
sweet foods says you've become too yang.
One of the key herbs used in Chinese medicine is Rhemannia which
prepared one way helps excess yin and another way helps excess yang. I
keep some of Michael Tierra's products with this on hand because I find
them very effective for correcting these imbalances.
Sex in alternative medicine is used as a gauge of hormonal strength.
Guys with too little testosterone are likely to become obese just like a
neutered cat though this might also be happening because of estrogen
used in raising animals for consumption (such as larger breasts for
chickens results in larger breasts for humans). Too much sex however
can deplete ojas and hence will "aggravate vata" and that's why some
yogis tend to want to avoid it (at least the right path ones do). And
yes good ayurvedic practitioners will ask during an exam about your sex
life as it is indeed an indicator.
*/
