Nineteenth-century herbalists recommended saw palmetto to help restore libido in women. Today the herb is used primarily by men to shrink enlarged prostate glands. Some research demonstrates that the compound beta-sitosterol, which is found in this herb, has aphrodisiac effects, according to the late Julia Morton, D.Sc., economic botanist and author of The Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America . You can buy saw palmetto tincture and capsules at herb shops and health food stores. She and other herbalists say it helps.
Wild yam contains estrogen precursors.
You can make a salve by whirring the inner portion of the yam in a blender and adding it to a commercial vaginal lubricant. Assorted essential oils. Even without aromatic oils, massage can be sexually stimulating. But I'm prepared to believe that adding an aromatic oil to a stimulating massage can be even more effective. Because everyone is different, a physician must diagnose conditions and supervise the use of healing herbs to treat individual health problems.