The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs by Rätsch, Christian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Image Title Page Acknowledgments Table of Contents Preface Introduction

What Are Aphrodisiacs? Aphrodite and Venus What Are “Agents of Pleasure”? What Is an “Intoxicant” or “Addictive Drug”?

How Does One Use Aphrodisiacs?

On Expectations, Disappointments, and Desires

How Do Aphrodisiacs Work?

Dosage, Set, and Setting

Who’s Afraid of Aphrodisiacs?

On Desire and Its Demonization How Did It Come to This?

The Five Senses—Our Sources of Erotic Experience

Vision Hearing Touch Smell Taste Fire, Water, Air, and Earth To Experience with All of Our Senses? Which Senses Are Still with Us? The Forgotten Sixth or Seventh Sense The Power of the Senses over the Course of Time

Aphrodisiacs in Art

Grape, Vine, and Wine Poppies and Opium Hemp, Cannabis, and Hashish Coca Leaves and Cocaine The True Character of Aphrodisiacs in Art A Look at Aphrodisiacs Today Aphrodisiacs and Morality in Art Eroticism in the Art of Polytheistic Cultures Eroticism in the Art of Monotheistic Cultures The Perception of Eroticism, Sexuality, and Aphrodisiacs—Beyond Art

The Encyclopedia from A to Z

Abalone Abominable Snowman Absinthe Acacia Aconite Actinolite Agarwood Agate Ajo Sacha or Garlic Vine Alcohol Algae Allspice Aloeswood Alprostadil Alum Amala Amber Ambergris Ambrosia Ammonite Amphetamines Amrita Amulet Anacahuite Anandamid Angelica Root Angel’s Trumpet Antelope Antler Apomorphine Apple Aromatic Plants Arsenic Asafoetida Ash Ashwagandha Asparagus Atropine Ayahuasca

Bamboo Banana Barrenwort Basil Bath Additives Bay Beans Beans Bear Beaver Beer Belemnites (Thunderbolts) Belladonna Beta-carboline Betel Quid Bezoar Stone Bhang Birds Bitter Apple Bitter Melon Blood Blowfish Bois Bandé Boophane disticha Borax Borrachero Brunfelsia Bryony Buffalo Bufotenine Buphane

Cacao Cactus Caffeine Calcite Camalonga Cannabis Cantharidin Cardamom Carrot Castoreum Catnip Cattails Catuaba Caul Caviar Celery Centipede Champagne Chaney Root Chaste Tree Chicory Chilcuague Chili Pepper Chilitos Chlorella Chocolate Chrysanthemum Chuchuhuasi Cicada Cinnabar Cinnamon Civet Clary Sage Clove Club Moss Cnidium Coca Cocaine Cockles Cockscomb Cocktails Coco de Mer Coconut Coffee Cola Nut Colocynth Colorines Common Cow Parsnip Conch Convolvulus Copper Coral Coral Tree Cordyceps Coriander Corn Poppy Cosmetics Cotton Coumarin Cowitch Cowry Crack Cress Crocodile Cubeb Pepper Cuckoo’s Wine Cumaceba Cumala Curcuma Curry Cuttlebone Cyclamen

Daisy Weed Damiana Date Palm Date Rape Drugs Datura Deadly Nightshade Deer Deer Truffle Deer Velvet Designer Drugs Dill Dita DMT Dolphin Dong Quai Double Coconut Palm Dove Dragon Dragon’s Blood Druid’s Weed Durian Dyer’s Thistle

Easter Tree Echinacea Ecstasy Eel Egg Electuary Elephant Elixirs Endorphins Energy Drinks Epená Ephedra Ephedrine Ereriba Eryngium Espingo Essential Oils Ethnobotanicals Excrement

False Daisy Fan Flower Fennel Fenugreek Field Eryngo Fig Fish Flax Flor de Cacao Flowstone Fly Agaric Food Fossils Fo-ti Tieng Frankincense Fruit Fugu Funeral Tree

Galangal Galgant Garlic Gecko Genitals GHB Giant Clam Ginger Ginger-Family Plants Ginkgo Ginseng Goat Gold Golden Root Gotu Kola Greek Hay Green Algae Green Dragon Guaiacum Guaraná Guduchi Gypsum

Hair Hare Hashish Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Heliopsis Hemlock Hemp Hemp Agrimony Henbane Henna Herbal Ecstasy Herbal Supplements Herbal Teas Herb Paris Hippomanes Hogweed Homeopathics Honey Hormones Horns Horny Goat Weed Horseradish Horsetail Houseleek Housewife’s Speed Huanarpo Macho Huito Human Beings Hummingbird

Iboga Ibogaine Ignatius Bean Immunostimulant Incense Indian Gooseberry Inhalants Insects Iris Ironwort

Jade Jamu Jangida Jasmine Yellow Jasmine Jimsonweed Justicia

Kachay Dam Kanna Kapok Tree Kava-Kava Ketamine Khat Kola Nut Koribo Kratom Kwao Krua

Lactucarium L-arginine Laudanum Laughing Gas Lecithin Leech Lemongrass Leopard Lettuce Liberty Cap Licorice Lily Lingam Ling Shi Liqueur Liquid Ecstasy Lobster Long Pepper Lotus Lovage Love Drugs Love Magic Love Potions Love Tree LSD Lynx Stone

Maca Mace Madonna Lily Maenga Magic Mushrooms Magnolia Ma-huang Maidenhair Fern Majoon Majun Malabar Pufferfish Maltese Cross Mandragora Mandrake Mani Pills MAO Inhibitors Maté Matico MDMA Mead Meat Medicine Menstrual Blood Mescal Mescaline Mexican Prickly Poppy Minerals Mint Mistletoe Mithridatum Mollusks Monkeys and Apes Monk’s Pepper Morels Morphine Mother-of-Pearl Mother Stones Mount Atlas Daisy Muira-Puama Mulberry Mumeo Mummy Mushrooms Musk Mussels Mustard Myrobalan Myrrh Myrtle

Necklace Tree Nepetalactone Nettle Niando Night-blooming Jasmine Nightshades Nitroglycerin Nut Grass Nutmeg Nuts Nux Vomica Tree

Oak and Acorn Oats Octopus Oil Beetle Drink Ointments Ololiuqui Onion Onycha Oozic (Penis Bone) Operculum Opium Opium Poppy Orchids Oriental Joy Pills Oxytocin Oysters

Palm Palo Santo Papaverine Papaya Parsley Parsnip Party Drugs Passionflower Pau d’Arco Peach Pear Pearls and Mother-of-Pearl Pemoline Penis Bone Pennyroyal Peony Pepper Perfume Peyote Phallus Pharmaceuticals Phenylethylamine Pheromones Philter Phosphorus Pimpinella Major Pine Pineapple Plantain Pock Wood Pomegranate Pontic Honey Poppers Poppy Potency Wood Prickly Ash Psilocybin Mushrooms Puncture Vine Purple Moonflower Pusanga

Qat Quararibea Quartz Quince

Radish Ramson Rasayana Ray Fish Recreational Drugs Red Arrow Red-Cap Toadstool Reishi Mushroom Rhinoceros Horn Rhododendron Rocket Roman Garden Snail Rooster Roots Rose Rose Campion Rosemary Royal Jelly

Safflower Saffron Sal Tree Salamander Salep Orchid Saligrama Salvator-Meth (Salvemeth) San Pedro Cactus Sandalwood Sassafras Satureia Satyrion Savory Saw Palmetto Saxifrage Scallops Schnapps Scolopender Scopolia Scorpion Scotch Broom Cytisine Screw Pine Scythian Lamb Sea Cucumber Sea Holly Sea Horse Sea Mouse Sea Thistle Sea Urchin Seafood Seal Sensitive Plant Seven Roots Shankha Shatavari Seashells Siberian Ginseng Sida Sifrit Sildenafil Sinicuiche Skink Slug Smart Drugs Smoking Blends Snails Snake Snake Bed Seed Snakeroot Sneezewort Soma Southern Wormwood Spanish Fly Speed Spices Spring Medicine Squash Squid Staghorn Beetle Stalactites and Stalagmites Stevia Stimulants Stink Gum Stinkhorn Strychnine Sugar Sulfur Sultan’s Paste Sweet Flag Sweet Potato Sycamore Syrian Rue

Tabernaemontana Tagetes Tapir Taurine Tea Temple Tree Tequila Testicles Tetrodotoxin Theriac Thistle Toads Toadstone Tobacco Tomato Tortoise Trillium Triphala Truffle Tryptamine Tuberose Tulsi Turmeric Turnip

Ud Unicorn Urine

Vacoa Vajikarana Valerian Root Vanilla Vasopressin Vegetables Veiny Laurel Venus Clams Verbena Viagra Vidari Kanda Vigaras Vilca Vitamin E Voacanga

Water Lily White Quebracho Wind Tree Wine Witches’ Ointments Worms Wormwood

XYZ

Xanthoxylon XTC Yams Yarrow Yauhtli Yeptiringuet Yin Yang Huo Ylang-Ylang Yoco Yohimbe Yohimbine Zacatechichi Zinc

Appendix. A Short History of Books on the Topic of Aphrodisiacs and Love Agents Footnotes Bibliography Resources About the Authors About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions

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