Head for the marshes to find the "love reed". Typha capensis is this bulrush's botanical name and it grows in wetlands throughout South Africa. A libido lifter, the bulrush's rhizomes are its potent part.

The Love Reed is a male sexual tonic that also improves the circulation.A decoction of the rhizomes are used to enhance libido and male sexual potency.

"Its efficacy probably has something to do with the fact that it appears to improve circulation, opening the veins and increasing blood circulation," says Ben-Erik van Wyk, a medicinal plant specialist and the professor of botany at the University of Johannesburg.