Arthropods and Their Products as Aphrodisiacs – Review of Literature
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci, 2012; 16 (4): 539-547
After a short review of impotence, the definitions of
erectants and aphrodisiacs are presented. The Authors propose division of
arthropods according to the places of effect. The description of particular
arthropods with their pictures and nomenclature, is followed by certain or
probable mechanisms of achieving the aphrodisiac and sometimes toxic effect,
that were available in the literature since 1929 till nowadays. We mention the
most usual locations, mainly in Asia, where they are found and consumed, but
also, we describe the manner of preparing and intake.
The review includes the
following arthropods: lobster, Arizona bark scorpion, deathstalker, banana
spider, Mediterranean black widow, Burmeister’s triatoma, giant water bug,
diving-beetle, Korean bug, diaclina, flannel moth, Spanish fly, migratory
locust, red wood ant and honeybee.
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