A home-made Viagra?

A concoction of herbs mixed with baboon’s urine, which is widely sold by traditional healers in the Vhembe region of Limpopo, is believed to be having a sex-boosting effect like the well-known Viagra and it is selling like hot cakes in the area.

It is also alleged that the concoction was sent for testing to the University of Pretoria two years ago and it has been given the thumbs up. “True, the mixture has been approved by the university, but people with sexual problems must first consult traditional healers, who will prescribe it to them,” said Mr Mmbulaheni Neluvhola, president of the Council of Traditional Healers in South Africa.

Neluvhola said that, before drinking the concoction, a man is first given some traditional medicine that cleans the bladder. “Three days later, I give them mageu mixed with herbs called mpesu, which boost men’s sexual life,” he said with a chuckle, before adding “If I order men to take two spoons, that must be strictly two spoons, because if one exceeds the prescription, this can result in an erection lasting for two days and that is not healthy.”

He added that local women “need strong men who can perform like tigers in bed. Failure to live up to expectations can result in your wife going to a younger man, because there is nothing that welds family life better than sexual satisfaction,” he added.

Mr Dovhani Nembudani, who sells the product under trees in Thohoyandou, says he is making a killing and he has even forgotten that he is unemployed. “Men come in large numbers and my happy customers always return to thank me for the medicine.”

Neluvhola has confirmed that the former Venda homeland is rich of traditional Viagra called Mpesu and tshitunde tsha pfene. All these herbs are found in the bush outside Thohoyandou. He cautioned young men from using these traditional herbs, however, “because they could end up sleeping with young girls and infect themselves with sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/Aids”.

News - Date: 14 July 2006

Godfrey Mandiwana

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