Aphrodisiacs past and present: A historical review - ResearchGate

In the current investigation, male rats were used to test the aphrodisiac effects of an aqueous extract of Hibiscus asper leaves. Methodology: Aphrodisiac effect of the extract was evaluated ...

When I use a word . . . Aphrodisiacs - The BMJ

Aphrodisiacs. Whatever the origin of the goddess's name, it has given us the English word "aphrodisiac," defined in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as "A drug or preparation inducing sexual desire."1. The earliest citation in the dictionary is from 1710, in Thomas Fuller's Pharmacopoeia extemporanea, in which he described "An Electuary of Satyrion," with the following ...

VI.15 - Food as Aphrodisiacs and Anaphrodisiacs?

According to the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1771), aphrodisiacs are "medicines which increase the quantity of seed, and create an inclination for venery." Since the twentieth-century advent of sexual endocrinology, the definition of an aphrodisiac has become restricted to "a substance which excites sexual desire" (Steadman's Medical Dictionary, 25th edition, 1990 ...

Jennifer Evans, Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern ...

Following in the wake of landmark volumes by Park and Simons, Evans' investigation of the early modern use of aphrodisiacs explores the attitudes of medical professionals and married couples towards foodstuffs, poultices and potions believed to incite sexual desire and thereby promote fertility. 1 Evans has perused a vast bibliography of medical treatises, self-help literature and manuscript ...

Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England on ... - JSTOR

It was common knowledge in early modern England that sexual desire was malleable, and could be increased or decreased by a range of foods - including artichokes...

Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England

Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England Maria Cannon Northumbria University Correspondence [email protected] [email protected] Pages 270-272 | Published online: 21 Apr 2016