Anaphrodisiac - Wikipedia

An anaphrodisiac (also antaphrodisiac or antiaphrodisiac) is a substance that quells or blunts the libido.It is the opposite of an aphrodisiac, something that enhances sexual appetite.The word anaphrodisiac comes from the Greek privative prefix ἀν-, denoting negation, and aphrodisiac, from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.Some people use anaphrodisiacs in order to curb a very high ...

A new drug for low sexual desire in women: Bremelanotide

Recently the FDA approved bremelanotide (Vyleesi), a new medication for premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). HSDD is a term coined to describe low sexual desire without a clear cause. So, women who might like to try this new drug need to know that it is not intended to help in situations where desire diminishes due to

8 DRUGS USED CLINICALLY AS APHRODISIACS - Springer

aphrodisiac drug in clinical medicine. Despite the loss of aphrodisiacs as a category from the pharma­ copoeiae, there are many clinically used drugs which have been reported to have aphrodisiac side-effects. In some cases, such as geriatric patients for example, these side-effects are unwanted and in­