It seems that the leader of Al Qaeda isn't the only one who's talked to their herbal remedy specialist about Avena. The Daily News went to East Village supplement shop Flower Power and was told that the "herbal viagra" is "one of our most popular items."
Yes but does it work? "A reporter who placed an eye dropper full of murky yellow liquid under his tongue felt no immediate effect beyond a sour aftertaste." Wrong! Everyone knows that you have to sit in a hammock, or a rowboat to kick-start its medicinal properties.
At $11.70 an ounce, it's definitely priced for Saudi royalty. But a salesperson at a different store said that Avena's powers extend beyond helping your little terrorist: "it's good for depression, stress, and bed wetting." Did the SEALs feel Bin Laden's mattress? Were those rubber sheets in the background of those home videos?
