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Nikki's Childhood Aphrodisiac Story
- Nikki shared a childhood story where she gave a boy extra cool aid thinking it would make him like her.
- It backfired as he got hyperactive, fell off his bike, and chipped a tooth, showing early naive belief in aphrodisiacs.
Historical Roots of Aphrodisiacs
- Aphrodisiacs are substances thought to increase libido, historically linked with fertility and procreation.
- In the seventeenth century, they were promoted as aids for conception within marriage under church doctrine.
Doctrine of Signatures and Foods
- Foods resembling sexual organs were believed to stimulate desire due to the "doctrine of signatures".
- Examples include phallic-shaped vegetables like parsnips and a plant called saterion with suggestive shapes.