The History of Male Enhancement
Throughout history the erect penis has been a focus of art, from wall paintings to vases to other kinds of ceramics or porcelain. The penis is a symbol of virility, strength, fertility and power. As women are often judged based on the size of their breasts, men are judged by the size of their erect penises. Men with bigger penises have more active sex lives. They can better satisfy their sexual partner. Therefore it's no great surprise that the one part of the male anatomy which nearly all adult men would like to see enlarged, it's the penis. And men throughout history have sought ways to lengthen the male member.
Male enhancement has a long history in China. Chinese emperors traditionally had several wives and concubines. Court physicians looked for recipes for potions which would increase the libido of the emperor and would enhance his penis. For some physicians, their success or failure in this endeavor could mean life or death!
The extract of the epimedium leaf was discovered in China. Someone saw some goats become more sexually active after grazing on a certain plant. Its extract was then used for male enhancement.
The holy men of India, the Sadhus, used stretching or traction, to try to increase the length of their penises. And certain natives in Papua New Guinea were known to use traction to stretch their male members. There were some examples of penis length reaching an astonishing 22 inches!
A technique called jelquing was developed in Sudan over five thousand years ago. Jelquing requires the man to encircle his penis with the thumb and forefinger, and then to stroke the penis upward and downward in a continuous motion. Before and after the exercise the man should wrap his penis in something warm, like a hot towel. This exercise increases the size of the veins in the penis, and the length of the erect penis depends on how much blood flows into it. While at rest, the cells in the penis expand and harden, thereby causing permanent enlargement of the organ. This kind of stretching can increase the penis length by 1-3 inches.
A plant in Brazil, muria pauma, was found to help men maintain an erection. Current research suggests that this plant does in fact increase male potency.
In our day, male enhancement pills have become all the rage. In the United Kingdom, VigRX pills, a penile enlargement pill, has become very popular. The natural ingredients in VigRX pills can cause both lengthening and widening of the penis, and there have been dramatic results.
All this illustrates just how important male enhancement has been to men over the centuries and all around the world. From herbs to extracts to traction to pills and even to hypnosis, men have tried just about everything to increase the size of their penises. The penis enlargement industry, if we can call it that, is booming, and, thanks to the internet, has a growing customer base. It shall ever be thus, as men will never be satisfied with the size of their male members, will they?
