Oso Berry Aphrodisia

In one week I'm headed to a conference in Boulder with my cousin titled Reclaiming Aphrodite, which is designed around empowering women's sexuality. The first (and only) time I went to an oyster bar was with my cousin, too, and now we are going to this conference, well how about that. I'm trying to prepare myself emotionally for this by considering my own sexuality. Are aphrodisiacs more powerful than sugar?

I don't know most of the plants or animals listed on the wikipedia page. Who knew arugula was an aphrodisiac? I knew there were greater reasons why I planted a whole bed of them, only to watch them overtake the yard with all those white flowers. Other startling finds include leafcutter ants, spanish fly, duck embryo, and deer penis. The fact that this grosses me out makes me feel really tame.

Other plants I'm more open to include gingko, ginseng, and damiana. But I guess these aren't the most powerful herbs compared to yohimbe, tribulus and maca. Yet they are all exotic plants way out of my country, and I have to draw the line somewhere. Nor are watermelon and avocados in season here in Seattle, but kabocha squash is... I have already some gingko waiting to be made into a salve/lube.

Here are some other resources on aphrodisiac herbal care:
http://www.anniesremedy.com/chart_remedy.php?tag=aphrodisiac
http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/aromatherapyaphrodisiacs.asp
http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/keywest0/LoveFoods.html

If aphrodisiacs are real than every town must have it's own plant verson. One possibility for this area is osoberry/ indian plum - one of the first shrubs to show new leaves in Spring. The baby leaves taste like cucumber. Bark is used for tea, twigs chewed as an aphrodisiac. An easy harvest from Discovery Park.