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There has been increasing attention in recent years surrounding the use of aphrodisiac drugs. [11] In 2020, Brian Earp and Julian Savulescu published a philosophy book entitled Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships (UK title Love Is the Drug: The Chemical Future of Our Relationships). They argued that certain forms of medications can ...
Nicholas Culpeper (18 October 1616 – 10 January 1654) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician and astrologer. [1] His book The English Physitian (1652, later Complete Herbal, 1653 ff.) is a source of pharmaceutical and herbal lore of the time, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick (1655) [2] one of the most detailed works on medical astrology in Early ...
Cantharidin is an odorless, colorless fatty substance of the terpenoid class, which is secreted by many species of blister beetles. [a] Its main current use in pharmacology is treating molluscum contagiosum and warts topically. [2] It is a burn agent and poisonous in large doses, and has been historically used as aphrodisiacs (Spanish fly).
Probably the most well-known aphrodisiac, oysters are high in zinc, which helps balance sex hormones, support both sperm and testosterone production and preserve prostate health.
Aphrodite (/ ˌ æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t iː / ⓘ, AF-rə-DY-tee) [4] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman goddess counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
The perennial philosophy (Latin: philosophia perennis), [note 1] also referred to as perennialism and perennial wisdom, is a school of thought in philosophy and spirituality which posits that the recurrence of common themes across world religions illuminates universal truths about the nature of reality, humanity, ethics, and consciousness.
Subject. phallic worship, anaphrodisiac, aphrodisiacs. Publication date. 1869/1873. Publication place. United Kingdom. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction is a 1869/1873 book by John Davenport in which the author provides an account of sexual rituals and symbols. [ 1]
Sexual arousal. Sexual arousal (also known as sexual excitement) describes the physiological and psychological responses in preparation for sexual intercourse or when exposed to sexual stimuli. A number of physiological responses occur in the body and mind as preparation for sexual intercourse, and continue during intercourse.