University of Massachusetts ethnobotanist Chris Kilham recently
returned from a global search for botanical aphrodisiacs that put him
face-to-face with native shamans and herbalists from Peru, Siberia, Malaysia and the Himalayas. Hot Plants for Him and Hot Plants for Her formulas are the result of his intercontinental trek, and Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women (St. Martin's Press) chronicles his adventures.

"Our modern culture is infected with DINS," says Kilham, Explorer in
Residence at U. Mass., "that is-dual income, no sex. Forty-five percent
of married couples report having intimacy only 1-3 times per month.
Thirty million American men suffer from performance issues, while record numbers of women complain of low libido due to the stress and fatigue of daily living.
Ancient cultures," he explains, "treated intimacy problems using
indigenous plant medicines. These treasured botanicals have worked for centuries and today substantial scientific research validates their value."

Human clinical studies have shown improvement in sex drive, sexual
function and overall satisfaction utilizing traditional hot plants including
Maca from Peru, Rhodiola Rosea from Siberia, Tongkat Ali from Malaysia, Panax Ginseng from Korea, and Yohimbe from west Africa.

Medicine Hunter Kilham has swum with the piranhas, feasted on
scorpions, swigged snake liquor and danced through white-hot fire pits. On January 1, his search for Maca in the Peruvian highlands was the subject of a New York Times story that ran on January 1 on the front page of the Business Section.
Recently, Kilham appeared on ABC 20/20 to dispel the myth that herbal aphrodisiacs are a bunch of hooey. They're not. According to data from SPINS, information and service provider for the Natural Products Industry, Hot Plants formulas recently ranked as the #1 women's product in the "libido" category.

This Valentine's Day, find Hot Plants at fine health food stores
including Whole Foods and Wild Oats.