aphrodisiac

"Power," he was fond of saying, "is the ultimate aphrodisiac."

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023

Rhino horns are sold by poachers in South Asia, China, Vietnam and some other countries because of a belief that they contain an aphrodisiac and medicinal properties.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

So too can inequitable division of household labor—exhaustion with a side of resentment is hardly an aphrodisiac.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2020

It is, in part, a man called Elon Musk, who is a billionaire genius philanthropist and not a brand of aftershave with both aphrodisiac and organ-elongation properties.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2020

In spite of the whole modern school of impressionists, æsthetes, and aphrodisiac poets, the most prominent features of Greek art are its intellectuality, its well-reasoned science, and its accurate conception of the ideal.

From Doctor Claudius, A True Story by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

The insects are considered aphrodisiacs, delicacies and pets, said defence lawyer David Lusweti Namai.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Economic uncertainty, forced home schooling and the daily panic of contracting a deadly illness at the grocery store are not, it turns out, aphrodisiacs.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021

“Kayan Mata” refers to the aphrodisiacs made of herbs, roots, spices, seeds and fruit that have been used for centuries by women from northern Nigeria.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2019

Surgical scars, lost body parts and hair, chemically induced fatigue, radiological burns, nausea, hormone-blocking medications, numbness from neuropathies, weight gain or loss, and anxiety hardly function as aphrodisiacs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2018

He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende