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Fabaceae - syn. Rhynchosia phaseoloides (Sw.) DC.; Dolicholus phaseoloides (Sw.) Kuntze; Dolichos pyramidalis Lam.;
pega palo, virility vine, crabseye, Krebsaugenbohne

Woody climber, native to Central and South America, up to 5m long; seeds bright red and black, similar to crab eyes.

„Crabseye is traditionally used as a rejuvenator and aphrodisiac. It also acts hallucinogen and toxic.“ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchosia_pyramidalis

„Pega palo is a plant that has received recent and widespread publicity as an alleged aphrodisiac and androgenic agent. One literature report claims clinical efficacy for these effects; however, other investigators could not confirm these activities in laboratory animals. In the present investigation, using a variety of biological test procedures, neither androgenic activity nor an aphrodisiac effect could be demonstrated in laboratory animals.“
[Medicinal folklore evaluation I. Alleged androgenic and aphrodisiac action of pega palo (Rhynchosia pyramidalis). Farnsworth, N. R., Hess, M., Fisher, A. E., Martello, R. E., & Cammarato, L. V., Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, Vol.56(8), 1967, 967-970]