What is an aphrodisiac? Provide examples of substances that have been thought to be aphrodisiacs.
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An aphrodisiac is a substance-such as a food, a drug, or a perfume-that excites sexual desire. Throughout history people have searched for the surefire aphrodisiac. There is no known substance that works well as an aphrodisiac. One popular idea is that oysters are an aphrodisiac. This notion appears to reflect the myth that foods that resemble sexual organs have sexual powers. For example, bananas and asparagus resemble the penis and have been thought to be aphrodisiacs. Another example is the Chinese belief that powdered rhinoceros horn is an aphrodisiac. Perhaps oysters are thought to have such powers because of their resemblance to the testes. Oysters, however, contain no substances that can in any way influence sexual functioning. Other foods thought to be aphrodisiacs include caviar, truffles, and skink (a kind of lizard).
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