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This special, high-powered food supplement is delicious and easy to make. Try these: they contain nutrients essential to the yang male energy system. They are energizing, restorative, and formulated to build and renew the male reproductive system when used over time. Be sure the herbs are finely powdered or else you’ll be picking out little chunks of non-chewable roots.
1 part ginseng powder
2 parts Eleutherococcus Senticosus, Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) powder
3 parts pumpkin seeds, powdered
1/2 part Spirulina or Super Blue Green Algae®
1 part ginkgo or gotu kola powder
1 cup sesame butter (tahini)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup crushed almonds
Coconut, cocoa powder, raisins, chocolate or carob chips, and granola for flavor
Carob powder or powdered milk
1. Combine powdered herbs and mix well.
2. Combine the sesame butter and honey, mixing to form a paste. If you want your Energy Balls to be sweeter, add more honey.
3. Add enough of the powdered herbs to thicken, then add the almonds and optional additions. Thicken to desired consistency with carob powder or powdered milk. Roll into walnut-size balls. Eat two Energy Balls daily.

From Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy, Health, and Vitality

Rosemary Gladstar is one of the fairy godmother's of American Herbalism. She started the California School of Herbal Studies, Founded the United Plant Savers and lives and works on her botanical preserve, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center in Vermont.