Since ancient times by people it was noticed that some products, spices and also aromas, cosmetics increase sexual inclination, prolong sexual intercourse, do feelings at proximity brighter, saturated. Such substances were called aphrodisiacs. What products and spices belong to aphrodisiacs?
Aphrodisiacs were called in honor of beautiful Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. The products increasing sexual inclination are still used in cookery, cosmetology, perfumery and medicine.
The most widespread and available aphrodisiacs
From food in ancient times and in the Middle Ages oysters, snails, mussels, shrimps, some types of a saltwater fish, honey, olive oil, an asparagus, a celery, parsley, walnuts were the most popular aphrodisiacs. Many doctors recommended to patients for increase in vitality and sexual opportunities to eat mix of ground walnuts with honey.
After opening of the New World when the Spanish conquistadors learned about "чоколат" - the favourite drink of Aztecs made of a cacao beans was included into the list of the most effective aphrodisiacs also chocolate.
Some scientists deny that chocolate can enhance sexual inclination and potency, considering that it only promotes liberation, creation of an intimate situation.
Along with the listed products, properties of aphrodisiacs also bananas, grapefruits, coconuts, eggs, strawberry, artichokes, mango, caviar black and red possess. Besides, pronounced aphrodisiacs are many spicy spices: ginger, vanilla, marjoram, cinnamon, sage, basil, cardamom, fennel, anise, black pepper. It is no wonder that about sexual opportunities of residents of many southern countries where this spicery grows much, legends go for a long time. And inhabitants of northern regions, persons interested to be leveled by temperament with ardent southerners, can buy this spicery and use in cookery.
Many aphrodisiacs because of the universality are used not only in cookery, but also in cosmetics and also in perfumery.
The most powerful aphrodisiacs
Any human body is unique therefore aphrodisiacs affect different people with unequal efficiency. Nevertheless the conducted researches showed that oysters, vanilla, honey, a yokhimba, a ginseng and a saffron treat the most powerful aphrodisiacs. These data were published in the Food Research International magazine. Aphrodisiacs are distinguished on orientation of influence. For example, for men ginger, cinnamon, a marjoram, a juniper is considered a sexual stimulator; for women - rosemary, a ylang-ylang, a verbena.