3. 4. 1.1 I n t r a dit io nal M edi ci ne: Cr is s J u li ar d ( pe r s .co mm .) r e por te d t ha t t r a dit io nal practices confir m what the encyclopedia ( S healy 1998) identif ies as the plant’s us e to calm emotional stress, as an aphrodisiac, and that it is regenerating.