the aphrodisiac history of sea cucumber

A distant relative of sea urchin, sea cucumber is not a vegetable at all, but a strange little echinoderm with a phallic shape. Sea cucumber is found around the world, but is most popular in Asia where the Chinese, Malaysians, Koreans and Indonesians consider its flesh a delicacy.

As a homeopathic treatment, sea cucumber is often dried and sold in capsule form. In many parts of the world, these pills are marketed as a natural alternative to the drug Viagra.