Love Potions & Aphrodisiacs - Ten Things You May Not Already Know About Them

Since human life began man has searched for ways to increase his own pleasure of sex and to make himself irresistible to lovers. Over the centuries a wealth of lotions and potions, commonly termed aphrodisiacs, has developed as the perfect solution to increasing libido, stimulating the sexual organs and increasing mans attraction to potential lovers.

Named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, aphrodisiac describes anything that increases libido and stimulates the sexual organs, ranging from simple herbs and natural substances, to many other dubious techniques, some dangerous in the extreme.

Here are ten more things you may not already know about aphrodisiacs:

* Aphrodisiacs have uses other than to make sex more enjoyable and in some countries where marriages are arranged between parties who may never previously meet, parents often administer them in the hope of attracting love and romance to the relationship. In arranged marriages between Hindus, a bowl of honey is often placed beside the couple. Honey has an acclaimed place in Indian mythology, and a chain of bees forms the bowstring of Kama, the Indian God of Love.

* The word honeymoon itself derives from a popular aphrodisiac, honey, and an ancient English tradition where newlyweds ate only honey and drank mead - made from honey - during the early weeks of the marriage.

* In 18th century London, John Graham, O.W.L. (the initials stood for Oh, Wonderful Love!) made a fortune charging people for the privilege of sleeping on his celestial bed which was claimed to increase the sleepers sexual powers after he awoke, of course. The bed had curious coils attached to it, soft music was played, incense was burned, and colored lights bathed the sleeper.

* Although, historically, aphrodisiacs are drugs like Spanish Fly and L.S.D., alcohol, animal glands, and countless foods, herbs and spices, recently the term has come to describe most things that are sexually stimulating, from books and movies, to pornographic magazines, and erotic dancing.

* In Victorian times, gentlemen who felt their sexual powers waning ate prairie oysters, being bulls testicles, and rich in male sex hormones. Of many weird substances used in Victorian England, experts say this is one that may indeed have worked.

* Lizards were used as aphrodisiacs by early Arabs and Europeans who, having dried, pulverised and mixed the powder with sweet wine, professed it the finest of all love potions.

* In ancient Eastern Asia, snake blood was thought to benefit men whose prowess was fading and, even today, some Asian restaurants serve snake blood as an alleged aphrodisiac.

* In some Asian countries, gallstones are thought to be a potent aphrodisiac with an immense market value. As recently as March 1997, Mary Claire Stevens, a meat-packing plant food inspector in Minnesota, USA, was charged with felony theft accused of taking gallstones from the Long Prairies Packing Plant to sell on the international market!

* Sadly, antlers from live Reindeers caused the death of many of these magnificent creatures, but also led to the Tibet Red Deer being certified as extinct by the World Conservation Union. A tiny herd discovered recently in Tibet is now under close guard by conservationists.

* The use of rhino horns (and tiger bones) for medical purposes was declared illegal by the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China in May 1993, although it appears minimal clandestine trade continues with prices suitably inflated. In Eastern Asia tiger bones, fat, liver and penis are among the most highly prized aphrodisiacs, and affordable only by the very rich or extremely desperate! In Taiwan and South Korea a bowl of tiger penis soup will set you back about $350 and will allegedly let you make love like a tiger, meaning the whole thing should be over in thirty seconds!

Read more about love potions at:http://www.1st-in-aphrodisiacs.com Avril Harper writes about numerous other subjects at http://www.avrilharper.com

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