7Roots (Seven Roots) or “Siete Raices” as is traditionally called in Peru, is a popular drink from the Amazon made from seven dried barks and roots (not 100% roots as everybody may think); huanarpo macho, clavo huasca, chuchuwasi, achunisanango, iporuru, uchusanango and para para. These barks are usually found climbing to the forest canopy in the Amazonian of Peru and as rare as it seems for us in North America it is certainly not for the people of Peru.
7Roots is well known in Peru as the "the panty breaker" due to its amazing properties as an aphrodisiac for both men and women. The term “panty breaker” or “Rompe Calzon” (in Spanish) is how the people of Peru usually refer to this drink due to its reputation for producing erections large enough to break through any panty material. The Shipibo-Conibo, Kayapó, and Assurini Indian tribes in the Amazon rainforest regard most of the 7Roots ingredients as an impotency remedy, for weak erections, and as an effective aphrodisiac for both men and women.
The main ingredients of this formulation are Huanarpo Macho and Clavo huasca which accounts for most of the benefits of this product, although, the combination of all ingredients makes the perfect combination to achieve the desired effects. In
addition, these vine tinctures are also employed for fever, aching muscles and arthritis pain in Peruvian herbal medicine - the fresh sap or resin from the root of these plants are used as a toothache remedy-containing a chemical called eugenol which acts as a topical pain-reliever.
As an aphrodisiac, Clavo Huasca is traditionally prepared by macerating the vine bark and wood in alcohol, or most commonly, the local sugar cane rum called “aguardiente”. The plant is considered an excellent remedy for dyspepsia, difficult digestion, and intestinal gas (when brewed as a water decoction) and an aphrodisiac (when macerated in alcohol into a tincture).
It is also used as an adjunctive ingredient in various ayahuasca recipes (or taken shortly after taking the concoction) to settle the stomach - ayahuasca is a phytochemically-rich combination of plants brewed by Indian shamans to connect to the spirit world.
7Roots is still widely employed as a natural aphrodisiac for both, men and women in South America today. It's reported to be highly effective, especially for pre-menopausal women (but not as effective for libido loss after menopause). It is also showing up as an ingredient in various herbal libido formulas for men and women as well. For its aphrodisiac qualities, its best prepared in its time-honored traditional method: as an alcohol tincture.
