A TikTok video shared thousands of times alleges that drinking a mixture of bitter kola and lemon juice will “enlarge the male genital for increased pleasure during sexual activity (sic)”. But the claim has no foundation according to experts. Doctors say the size of a man’s penis is determined by genetics and cannot be made bigger with herbal remedies.
Bitter kola, also known as Garcinia kola, is indigenous to central and western Africa.by the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and published in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines.
“This study has thus revealed that aqueous seed extract of G. kola did not possess aphrodisiac activity as claimed and may not explain the consumption of the seeds mainly by the aged,” the study’s authors said. “Furthermore, the results taken together discourage the continued claim or assumption of Garcinia kola seeds as an aphrodisiac.
“Mixtures such as bitter kola and lemon juice do not work, and studies have not shown this [to work],” he told AFP Fact Check.“The noted concoction won’t work for penis enlargement,” he told AFP Fack Check. However, he noted there was documented evidence of the medical properties of bitter kola in diabetic control and for antibacterial and anti-malarial treatment.
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