Spanish Fly Extra Drops, 15 ml

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Spanish Fly Extra is a liquid food supplement in a 15 ml bottle. Despite the name, the ingredient list contains nothing from the Spanish fly beetle: it names water, L-arginine, vitamin C and two preservatives.

Spanish Fly Extra drops and the beetle behind the name

The name belongs to Lytta vesicatoria, an emerald-green blister beetle. Most of its range lies in southern Europe. Its blistering substance, cantharidin, has carried that name since 1810, the year of its first isolation by the French chemist Pierre Robiquet. A scientific reference work calls the beetle's old reputation as an aphrodisiac a mistake and classes cantharidin as a poison.

Neither the beetle nor cantharidin is on this product's ingredient list. It uses the name only. Retailer and marketplace listings name Cobeco Pharma, a company in Berkel en Rodenrijs in the Netherlands, as the manufacturer.

What is in the pack

One bottle of 15 ml. Ingredients per 3 ml, as listed:

Water
40.5 mg L-arginine (no recommended daily amount established)
15 mg vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), 18.75% of the recommended daily amount
Preservatives: E211, E202

Store it in a cool, dry place, as the maker asks.

The maker's directions for use

The maker's directions are 3 ml (15 drops) under the tongue before swallowing, about 30 minutes before activity, and no more than 3 ml in 24 hours. At 3 ml per serving, the bottle holds five servings. Other shops quote a different number of drops for this product, so read the label on your bottle.

Good to know

This is a food supplement, not a medicine, and we make no claims about what it does. It is sold to adults aged 18 and over only. The maker's cautions: do not exceed the recommended daily amount, do not use it in place of a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, and keep it out of reach of children. As with any supplement, ask a doctor first if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking medication.

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