Bebe Buell

A lot of guys picked up an instrument because they couldn't get girls to pay attention to them in high school. They turned to the guitar as a sure-fire aphrodisiac. And most of the time, it did the trick.

American Model

Tom Robbins

One of my books is a hallucinogen, an aphrodisiac, a mood elevator, an intellectual garage door opener, and a metaphysical trash compactor. They'll do everything except rotate your tires.

American Author

Emily Osment

I heard oysters are an aphrodisiac, which I can't stand, but I think anything you eat with your hands is cute. I don't know.

American Actress

Marya Mannes

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

American Journalist

Marilyn Monroe

I want to be an artist, not... a celluloid aphrodisiac.

Woody Harrelson

Violence was almost an aphrodisiac for me.

American Actor

Zsa Zsa Gabor

There is no bigger aphrodisiac than power.

Hungarian Actress

Felix Dennis

British Publisher

Jean Baudrillard

French Sociologist

Henry Kissinger

American Statesman

In different cultures, various items are considered aphrodisiacs due to historical beliefs.

Cultural Context

Be aware that some aphrodisiac claims are based on myth, not scientific proof.

Myth versus Science

What works as an aphrodisiac can vary greatly between individuals.

Subjective Effect

As an adjective, 'aphrodisiac' describes anything that is believed to awaken sexual desire.

Descriptive Flexibility

Sometimes, 'aphrodisiac' is used metaphorically to describe something exciting or intense.

Metaphorical Use

Suggesting something has aphrodisiac qualities can indirectly imply sexuality or romance.

Indirect Implication

 food preservatives, and aphrodisiacs, were worth many times their weight in gold. But because of Portugal's control over eastern sea routes, Spain's only viable option was to sail west. So when a Portuguese defector named Ferdinand Magellan claimed that a westward route to the Spice Islands existed,

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 on billions of coffee cups. Archeologists will dig us up in a thousand years and they won't know about defensive medicine and stuff, but they'll see all these labels, "Contents are extremely hot." They'll think it was some kind of aphrodisiac. That's the only explanation. Because why

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 cut it open and wash it clean if you don't then you'll have the taste of urine in your food could this really be a meal prized for centuries by Chinese emperors traditionally it was considered a potent aphrodisiac the Chinese version of viagra for help with his recipe chef

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 really an aphrodisiac because what aphrodesia implies is that it increases sexual desire and what men Filipino men I think think of balut mainly is as it's called in Filipino combat accustomed to hood which is it it strengthens your

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 In 2018, a leader of Japan's ruling party tried a new tack. He told young people, "You're selfish for not having babies." Shockingly, shaming was not a rousing aphrodisiac. Surprise, I know, surprise. Who would have thought?

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 gave it a reputation as an aphrodisiac. At first, its bitter taste made it suitable as a medicine for ailments, like upset stomachs, but sweetening it with honey, sugar, or vanilla

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 called "The Encyclopedia of Pleasure," which covers sex from aphrodisiacs to zoophilia, and everything in between. The Encyclopedia is just one in a long line of Arabic erotica,

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 humans are the adult rhinos only predator in the wild black rhinos are killed in Africa for their valuable horns which are sold as decorations medicinal cures and aphrodisiacs

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 Yeah. And the link to aphrodisiac. Now that's something that increases sexual desire, possibly chocolate.

Aphrodisiac