| The lecture includes a description of aphrodisiacs in history and of the more modern, and effective, analogues such as Viagra. |
| The meal was vegetarian and lacked most spices, since certain foods are mild aphrodisiacs and monks supposedly lead celibate lives. |
| Mineral rich seafood, oysters, lobster, and fish are considered aphrodisiacs. |
| The folk belief that oats are aphrodisiacs goes back hundreds of years and has spread over several continents. |
| Many of the objects mentioned above have been credited with beneficial or medicinal properties, and prescribed in one form or another as curatives or aphrodisiacs. |
| Poaching continues, however, partly because many Mexican men believe sea turtle eggs, eaten raw with a pinch of lime and salt, are aphrodisiacs. |
