aphrodisiac

A Greek term derived from the Latin word aphrodisiăcus, which came to our language What aphrodisiac. This adjective qualifies that which manages to stimulate or incite sexual desire.

The notion, which can also be used without an accent in the second I (aphrodisiac) according to what is accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), is usually used as a noun with reference to substances that promote sexual stimulation.

For example: "We are going to celebrate the anniversary in an aphrodisiac restaurant", "My brother-in-law recommended an aphrodisiac that, he told me, is infallible", "At the moment I don't need an aphrodisiac, but who knows ...".

Aphrodisiacs can be drugs, food, behaviors Or until objects who achieve arousal by analogy or for cultural reasons. It is important to mention that many aphrodisiacs work by the so-called Placebo effect since, according to the science, there is no evidence of its ability to stimulate sexual appetite.

In the case of aphrodisiac drugs, their function is to increase the levels of testosterone, dopamine and other hormones. Certain foods, due to their components, they also achieve a similar effect.

By a symbolic extension, there are foods and products that are usually considered as aphrodisiacs due to their characteristics phallic or by resembling parts of the Body linked to sexuality. That is the case of bananas or bananas and the oysters.

It can be said that, beyond the characteristics of the aphrodisiac in question and the organic consequences that they directly produce, the can one of these elements lies in the effects they generate on people.

Although, as we have mentioned, there are different chemical substances that can be used as an aphrodisiac, it should not be overlooked that many others that are natural are also considered as such. Specifically, it is established that among the foods that most manage to increase libido and sexual desire are the following:
-The chocolate, since it is considered that it manages to increase the sexual desire by the release of endorphins that its intake brings. Not forgetting that it also releases what is called FEA and that it is nothing other than a hormone, phenylethylamine, which is what is produced when one is in love.
-Coffee is believed to also be able to function as an aphrodisiac insofar as it activates, clears and allows both men and women to become more “active” in intimacy.
-Saffron is considered to have been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times. So much so that, for example, the Greeks believed that this product was capable of "unleashing" any woman.
-Fruits such as strawberries, apple or avocado, are also believed to be powerful foods to increase the sexual desire of any person.

In addition to all the above, we cannot ignore that there are other substances that some people use as an aphrodisiac. We are referring to marijuana, a plant that goes by the name of maca and even an alkaloid of African origin called yohimbine.