Spanish Fly Extra (bottle)

Spanish Fly Extra: 15 ml of drops from the aphrodisiac shelf

At Avalon Magic Plants, Spanish Fly Extra belongs to the smartshop category of aphrodisiacs. You receive a yellow carton holding a 15 millilitre bottle, with the fly the name refers to printed on the front. The carton prints the same word in four languages: food supplement. That is the first thing worth establishing, because a supplement is not a medicine. No medicinal action can be attributed to it, and Avalon makes no claims on that front.

The name calls for an explanation. Spanish fly has long been the label for cantharidin, a compound from the blister beetle Lytta vesicatoria that turns up in old herbals as an arousal agent and that is known to be toxic. This product does not contain it. What it does contain is printed on the label: 13 milligrams of L-arginine and 4.7 milligrams of vitamin C per millilitre. L-arginine is an amino acid and vitamin C is ascorbic acid. The name on the carton therefore points at the tradition rather than at the contents.

Composition per ml

• L-arginine 13 mg
• Vitamin C 4.7 mg
• Bottle contents: 15 ml

What the label says about use

Place 1 ml under your tongue, which comes to 5 to 7 drops, roughly 30 minutes beforehand. Do not take it more than twice in 24 hours. A food supplement is no substitute for a varied diet and a healthy lifestyle.

Warnings

• Not suitable for anyone under 18.
• Avoid during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
• Do not combine with alcohol.
• Avoid if you have raised blood pressure, diabetes, heart complaints, a thyroid condition or an enlarged prostate.
• Do not combine with antidepressants or MAO inhibitors.
• Stop using it if you experience nervousness, tremor or sleeplessness.
• If in doubt, or if you take medication, speak to your doctor first.
• Store cool and dry, out of reach of children.

From the same shelf

The aphrodisiac category at Avalon Magic Plants also holds Camagra Man, Sexy ME, Big Boy Golden XXL and loose damiana. Every order leaves the building packed discreetly.