| The Greek Goddess Aphrodite holds claim on | | | | considered to provide heightened sexual energy |
| where the word ''aphrodisiac" came from. An | | | | because the animals that they are procured from |
| aphrodisiac is a smell, food, drink or drug which | | | | reproduce rapidly. Other foods, such as chilies and |
| causes an increase in sexual appetite, or libido. In | | | | curry, cause one to sweat and experience and |
| 1989, The FDA (food and drug administration) | | | | increased heart rate. |
| claimed officially that there is no such thing, and | | | | Eating the heart of a live snake while its still |
| that the use of aphrodisiacs is based only in | | | | beating is popular in Vietnam for "making you |
| folklore and legend. | | | | strong," or increasing your stamina. Snakes and |
| No one seems to give a hoot what the FDA says. | | | | sex go back as far as the bible. |
| Aphrodisiacs are sold over the counter and online | | | | Once glorified in what is now Mexico, chocolate is |
| by the hundreds, from oils and scents that bring | | | | still considered one of the ultimate aphrodisiacs, |
| out your own, natural human pheromones as an | | | | but was also fairly hard to come by. As it |
| aphrodisiac, along with Chinese medicinal | | | | became more common and available, its popularity |
| aphrodisiacs that include ginseng, ginger, and even | | | | as an aphrodisiac waned. |
| (now outlawed and placed on the endangered | | | | The husk, or outer casing of the blister beetle, |
| species list) rhino tusks. From natural and herbal | | | | which is a brilliant green, is used in the making of |
| aphrodisiacs to chemically invented, aphrodisiacs | | | | one of the most notorious aphrodisiacs, Spanish |
| are still on the market and still quite popular. | | | | fly. While this "drug" was used throughout history |
| The most popular and widely used aphrodisiacs | | | | as an aphrodisiac, it is only, alas, a myth with a |
| are still oysters. Served raw and on the half shell, | | | | horrifying urban legend attached to it. (No doubt |
| this seafood, along with scallops, are equated with | | | | you have heard the story of the date, having |
| powerful sexual energy and stamina. | | | | ingested Spanish fly after her boyfriend slipped it |
| Next are the adrenaline glands of various animals | | | | to her, impaled herself on the gearshift of the car |
| sold in apothecary shops. The danger of these is | | | | while he went to get popcorn at the drive in |
| that some are poisonous if you are allergic to | | | | movies.) In actuality, Spanish fly is a drink made |
| them; use with caution. Anchovies and licorice are | | | | with tequila. |
| popular aphrodisiacs and date back to ancient | | | | Rumor has it that now; finally, there is a |
| Greece. How do specific foods and glands get on | | | | chemically made aphrodisiac in the form of a nasal |
| the aphrodisiac list? The answer is simple, most | | | | spray. The food and drug administration is in |
| likely it started after simple observation. | | | | phase three of testing this new OTC aphrodisiac, |
| For example, rabbit and goat glands are | | | | known only as PT-141 for now. |