Bois bande natural aphrodisiac plant used in the Caribbean for sexual enhancement and pleasure

Bois bande is the name commonly used in a large part of the Caribbean for the tree Roupala montana. The plant is not only found in Grenada and Trinidad, but also in Dominica, where it is known as gimauve or gommier tree and in Costa Rica it is known as danto amarillo or zorillo. The bark of this tree is famous for its aphrodisiac properties. Locals soak a strip of the bark for a week in rum, then filter the rum and take a small glass of the extract. The extract is also known as macoucherie rum. No studies are available in the Western literature to give us any clues on this herb’s aphrodisiac benefits or mechanism of action. Bois bandé is available as a liquid and capsules.

Chemical composition of bois bande herb
Phenolic and terpenoid compounds from Chione venosa (sw.) urban var. venosa (Bois Bandé).
Phytochemistry. 2005 October. Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, PharmaCenter Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
The Caribbean island of Grenada furnishes the popular aphrodisiac drug Bois Bandé, which consists of the stem bark and the roots of Chione venosa (sw.) URBAN var. venosa (Rubiaceae), a native tree growing in the islands' rain forest. The phytochemical investigation of dichloromethane and methanolic-aqueous extracts of the bark and the roots yielded three acetophenone derivatives described for the first time in plants - ortho-hydroxy-acetophenone-azine, acetophenone-2-O-[beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1''-->6')-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside] and acetophenone-2-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside - along with five known compounds, alpha-morroniside, sweroside, diderroside, daucosterol and beta-sitosterol.

Aphrodisiac herbs available over the counter
These include maca extract, tongkat ali, butea superba, cnidium monnieris, tribulus extract, mucuna pruriens, horny goat weed, avena sativa, LJ100, muira puama, catuaba, ginger, cistanches, bois bande, eurycoma, and yohimbe bark extract.