APHRODISIACS: THE FOODS, DRINKS, AND SCENTS THAT DRIVE US WILD

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According to Brenda Love, author of the Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices, an aphrodisiac is ” a chemical that increases or enhances sexual desire and stamina.” The term comes from Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty.

Aphrodisiacs have taken the shape of food or drink, herbs or spices, charms or rituals, drugs, homeopathic remedies, flower essences, or aroma. The bottom line is , if you believe they will work, they will. According to Watson, certain aphrodisiacs are “really simple and high school chemistry.” The body is able to manufacture hormones, neurotransmitters, and neuropeptides only when fed certain essentials. 

“Watson” mentions that such plant extracts as Yohimbe, spiked, Suma, Muira Pauma, Guarana, Damiana, Saw Palmetto, Vanilla, Wild yam, Ginko, Bee pollen, and Kava kava, have been understood to show some aphrodisiac effects.
 
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Certain substances like oysters, which contain zinc, are potent minerals for sexual functioning in men. On a lighter note, it’s interesting to note that oysters resemble female genitalia.

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