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On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 16:43:56 -0500, Bob > wrote:

>ASmith1946 wrote:
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>> Like so many other foods, oysters are supposedly aphrodesiacs
>>
>> Is this a 20th century invention or historically were oysters considered
>> aphrodesiacs? Does this go back to the humoral system of medicine?

>
>It goes back to the appearance of so many bivalves, mussels being the
>most obvious. They resemble labia with a small protrusion peeking out
>from between the "lips."


So why isn't a banana considered an aphrodesiac? :-)

Modern food science tells us that certain aphrodesiac foods are simply
good nutrition -- I think it's zinc for oysters. OTOH, chocolate
*does* seem to have an endorphin effect. Still, "candy is dandy, but
liquor is quicker."