Aphrodisiacs: The Science and the MythSpringer US, 1985 M05 23 - 278 páginas The planning and writing of this book has taken rather longer than I had originally intended; what began as a modest literary project for two second-year medical students has expanded over eight years to become a complete book. The subject matter lent itself all too easily to a sen sationalist approach yet, on the other hand, a strictly scientific approach would probably have resulted in a dull dry text of little interest to the general reader. I have therefore attempted to bridge the gap and make the book intelligible and entertaining to the non-special ist, but at the same time ensuring that it is factually correct and adequately researched for the scientist or clinician. I have always been impressed by Sir J .G. Frazer's introduction to his classic book The Golden Bough in which he apologizes for the fact that an article originally intended merely to explain the rules of succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia had expanded, over a period of thirty years, to twelve volumes. The present work cannot pretend to such heady levels of academic excellence. |
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... reputation of the hom lies in homoeopathic magic ; it takes little imagination to relate the shape of the rhino horn to the erect penis ( see Figure 5.1 ) . Is it then possible that the horn actually contains some active constituent ...
... reputation of the hom lies in homoeopathic magic ; it takes little imagination to relate the shape of the rhino horn to the erect penis ( see Figure 5.1 ) . Is it then possible that the horn actually contains some active constituent ...
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... reputation of cantharides as an aphrodisiac was maintained throughout a period when knowledge of the mechanism of action of drugs in the treatment of disease was virtually non - existent . However , whereas contemporary medical science ...
... reputation of cantharides as an aphrodisiac was maintained throughout a period when knowledge of the mechanism of action of drugs in the treatment of disease was virtually non - existent . However , whereas contemporary medical science ...
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... reputation of being abortifacient , and it was probably with this in mind that a North American woman con- sumed 18.3 g of nutmeg in an attempt to induce menstruation . Her subsequent symptoms included spells of delirium alternating ...
... reputation of being abortifacient , and it was probably with this in mind that a North American woman con- sumed 18.3 g of nutmeg in an attempt to induce menstruation . Her subsequent symptoms included spells of delirium alternating ...
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The Ancient Traditions | 21 |
illustration on a Greek vase | 32 |
Magic Charms Potions and Philtres | 41 |
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