maximus otter
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Why in the world would you put wasp nest material in your vagina? An oak gall results when wasps plant eggs in an oak tree. Here's a description from one seller on Etsy:
Well, oak galls caught the eye of Dr. Jen Gunter, an OB-GYN specialist who's become known as a Guardian of the Vagina, warning everyone about the latest products targeting your vagina that you really shouldn't put in your vagina. As she describes in her blog, the claims are that it can tighten your vagina, improve your sex life, "restore the elasticity of the uterine wall," clean your vagina, and improve your general health and well-being. That's a lot of claims. (They didn't say whether it can park your car as well.) How much scientific evidence is offered to support these claims? The big 0, as in zero.
The aforementioned seller on Etsy also states that oak galls have "been used as dental powder and as a treatment for toothache and gingivitis. It is a powerful astringent, the most powerful of all vegetable astringents. It can be applied topically or taken orally."
The seller offer no scientific evidence behind these claims.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/06/02/dont-put-wasp-nests-in-your-vagina/#10242d576622
Or at least check them for wasps first...
maximus otter
Oak galls, also known as oak apples, come from oak trees indigenous to Asia Minor and Persia. It is known as manjakani in Malay or majuphal in Indian. They are produced when the bark or leaves of the oak tree Quercus infectoria are penetrated by the female gallwasp, Cynips Gallae-tinctoriae, who lays its eggs inside.The spontaneous chemical reaction caused by the penetration stimulates the bark or leaves to produce a roundish hard ball called an oak gall.
Well, oak galls caught the eye of Dr. Jen Gunter, an OB-GYN specialist who's become known as a Guardian of the Vagina, warning everyone about the latest products targeting your vagina that you really shouldn't put in your vagina. As she describes in her blog, the claims are that it can tighten your vagina, improve your sex life, "restore the elasticity of the uterine wall," clean your vagina, and improve your general health and well-being. That's a lot of claims. (They didn't say whether it can park your car as well.) How much scientific evidence is offered to support these claims? The big 0, as in zero.
The aforementioned seller on Etsy also states that oak galls have "been used as dental powder and as a treatment for toothache and gingivitis. It is a powerful astringent, the most powerful of all vegetable astringents. It can be applied topically or taken orally."
The seller offer no scientific evidence behind these claims.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/06/02/dont-put-wasp-nests-in-your-vagina/#10242d576622
Or at least check them for wasps first...
maximus otter
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