It's supposed to prevent them from having erections, correct? Well what are the side effects? Any soldiers with experience with it out there?
2006-10-02 01:40:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
Potassium nitrate (and Sodium nitrate)
Saltpeter is a natural mineral with many uses in commerce and in magic. It is employed to preserve foods, to make powdered incense burn more evenly, and as an ingredient in Gunpowder (which is Saltpeter, Charcoal, and Sulphur.) It also has a reputation for diminishing the male sex drive when ingested, although this is not backed by scientific evidence.
Magically speaking, Saltpeter has a long, long, long history in hoodoo as an agent of magical protection in spritual baths and floor washes and as a shoe-sprinkle. Also, because it is an ingredient in Gunpowder, it is used in formulae which are hoped to produce quick ("explosive") action, such as Block-Buster. In this capacity, it can be an ingredient in love spells or money spells where fast action is required. (There are also certain "explosive" spells that call for Gunpowder as an ingredient, and if you can't find gunpowder locally, you can use Saltpeter, Sulphur, and Charcoal to mix up your own Gunpowder for use in such spells.)
Here are three recipes using Saltpeter in its protective capacity:
2006-10-02 01:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by kitkatish1962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is popular urban myth. Saltpeter is Potassium nitrate. It has no demonstrable effect on men's ability to get an erection. If you have any proof that the armed forces ever gave it to the troops, I would be interested in seeing it.
2006-10-02 02:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt peter is sodium nitrate and was never used in the military to control the sexual appetites of soldiers. it is an urban legend.
www.snopes.com/military/saltpeter
2006-10-02 01:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's so they don't get erections.
2006-10-02 01:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋