Aphrodisiacs

Aphrodisiacs were first sought out as remedies for various sexual anxieties including fears of inadequate performance as well as a need to increase fertility.  In ancient times a distinction was made between a substance that increased fertility versus one that simply increased sex drive. One of the key issues in early times was nutrition. Food was not so readily available as it is today. Undernourishment creates a loss of libido as well as reduces fertility rates. Substances that "by nature" represent "seed or semen" such as bulbs, eggs, snails" were considered inherently to have sexual powers. Other types of foods were considered stimulating by their "physical resemblance to genitalia"Read morea about Aphrodisiac Foods & Recipes >>