Notwithstanding all these absurdities, it is undoubtedly true that certain articles of food have been considered as endowed with aphrodisiac properties; fish of various kinds, the mollusca and testaceous animals more especially.
In Italy, Spain, and Portugal, the influence of love powders and aphrodisiacdrugs is universally confided in.
According to Padre Mercado the roasted seeds have an aphrodisiac action.
In India the roots are used to obtain an astringent and alterative effect and form part of a well-known aphrodisiac mixture called Musla-Samul.
For I, too, wrote at first to amuse myself with aphrodisiac statements.
The only reference I ever made to aphrodisiac effects of Amorphous Phosphorus, in all my writings, is contained in these words in the four-page article in the American Practitioner, “In a few cases aphrodisiac effects were noticed.
I have never recommended amorphous phosphorus as an aphrodisiac and in the chapters on “Impotence and Neurasthenia” in my book on “Diseases of Old Age,” I have not mentioned amorphous phosphorus at all.
While the reference to its aphrodisiac action and to the restoration of parts to the normal may have little interest to physicians, it may be counted on to appeal to the sexual neurasthenic.
Cabrolius speaks of a man who took a potion of aphrodisiac properties, in which, among other things, he put an enormous dose of cantharides.
In the Orient the harems are perfumed with intense extracts and flowers, in accordance with the strong belief in the aphrodisiac effect of odors.
According to Pliny, it should be classed as an aphrodisiac plant, for, if it be placed under a mattress, it will evoke sensual passions.
The appellation of Satyrion (from the Greek Saturos, a Satyr) is applied to several species of Orchis, from their reputed aphrodisiac character.
It is primarily an agricultural planet, its claim to fame being the aphrodisiac it produces from the keisha plant, grown on nearby Purgatory.
The aphrodisiac effect of alcohol seems specially marked on women.
With still grosser sensuality he stimulated his satiated passions with philters and various aphrodisiac mixtures.
The use of cantharides and other aphrodisiac remedies to stimulate the sexual organs is a most pernicious practice.
The mollusca in general, and testaceous animals in particular, have been considered as endowed with aphrodisiac properties.
In modern times, also, the truffle is regarded as the diamond of the kitchen, being highly valued for its capability of exciting the genesiac sense, it being a positive aphrodisiac which disposes men to be exacting and women complying.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "aphrodisiac" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: amatory; amorous; arousing; erotic; stimulating; venereal
