Aphrodisiac
Food : Aphrodisiacs
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What
are aphrodisiacs
The word aphrodisiac comes from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love.
Aphrodisiac is any of various forms of stimulation thought to arouse sexual excitement. Aphrodisiacs may be classified in
two principal groups: (1) psychophysiological (visual, tactile, olfactory, aural) and (2) internal (stemming from food, alcoholic drinks
, drugs, love potions, medical preparations).
Aphrodisiacs were first sought out as a remedy for various sexual anxieties including fears of inadequate performance as well
as a need to increase fertility. Procreation was an important moral and religious issue and aphrodisiacs were sought to insure
both male and female potency. Scientific research is limited to occasional tests of drugs or hormones for the cure of male impotence.
Can food really be an aphrodisiac ?
Yes, indeed! Many foods have been used throughout the ages to increase sexual drive. Just read what Encyclopedia Britannica has to say on this subject:
... the psychophysiological reaction that a well-prepared meal can have upon the human organism. The combination of various sensuous reactions - the visual satisfaction of the sight of appetizing food, the olfactory stimulation of their pleasing smells and the tactile gratification afforded the oral mechanism by rich,
savory dishes - tend to bring on a state of general euphoria conducive to sexual expression.
Why certain foods are aphrodisiacs ?
In ancient times a distinction was made between a substance that increased fertility versus one that simply increased sex drive. One of the key issues in early times was nutrition. Food was not so readily available as it is today. Undernourishment creates a loss of libido as well as reduces fertility rates. Substances that "by nature" represent "seed or semen" such as bulbs, eggs, snails" were considered inherently to have sexual powers. Other types of foods were considered stimulating by their "physical resemblance to genitalia"
It's important to realize these food substances were identified (documented) by the likes of Pliny and Dioscordes (ancient Greeks) first century AD and later by Paul of Aegina from the seventh century. Later more credence was given to foods that "satisfied dietary gratification".
Other foods deemed to have these aphrodisiac qualities were derived from mythology. Aphrodite, the love goddess was said to consider "sparrows" sacred because of their "amorous nature" and for that reason were included in various aphrodisiac brews.
There was not always agreement upon what foods were actually aphrodisiacs or "anaphrodisiacs" (decrease potency). But the ancient list included Anise, basil, carrot, salvia, gladiolus root, orchid bulbs, pistachio nuts, rocket (arugula), sage, sea fennel, turnips, skink flesh (a type of lizard) and river snails.
The ancients suggested you steer clear of dill, lentil, lettuce, watercress, rue, and water lily.
Food
with aphrodisiac power
Of the various foods to which aphrodisiac powers are traditionally attributed, fish, vegetables, and spices have been the most popular throughout history. In none of these
foods, however, have any chemical agents been identified that could effect a direct physiological reaction upon the genitourinary
tract.
It has been suggested that man's universal attribution of libidinous effects to certain foods originated in the ancient belief in the therapeutic efficacy of signatures: if an object resembled the genitalia, it possessed, so it was reasoned, sexual powers.
See
also: Aphrodisiacs and Aphrodisiac
Spices
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