ized ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁her bal ▁medicine ▁and ▁a ph ro dis iac ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁by ▁Jesus ▁Rod rig uez , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁San ▁Juan ▁de ▁la ▁Mag u ana . ▁Rod rig uez ▁would ▁comm ute ▁with ▁others ▁in ▁tr uck s ▁to ▁Bar ah ona , ▁Az ua , ▁Ped ern ales , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁st ems ▁needed ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁medic inal ▁drink . ▁He ▁would ▁often ▁use ▁Car ne ▁De ▁Care y ▁( Le ather back ▁t urt le ▁meat ) ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁active ▁ing red ient ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁a ph ro dis iac . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁eventually ▁would ▁be ▁known ▁under ▁the ▁mon iker ▁" M am aju ana " ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁loc als , ▁Tat ico ▁Henri quez ▁and ▁other ▁mer eng ue ▁t íp ico ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁T rio ▁Reyn oso ▁and ▁El ▁C ie gu ito ▁De ▁Nag ua , ▁who ▁were ▁close ▁friends ▁of ▁Rod rig uez . ▁ ▁Another ▁notable ▁m am aju ana ▁drink er ▁was ▁P orf i rio ▁Rub iros a , ▁the ▁famous ▁Domin ican ▁play boy , ▁pol o ▁player , ▁race - car ▁driver , ▁and ▁secret ▁agent . ▁Rub iros a ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁sexual ▁pro w ess ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁av id ▁m am aju ana ▁drink er , ▁as ▁mentioned ▁in ▁his ▁bi ography , ▁The