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aphrodisiacs

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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

It’s a history of anaphrodisiacs, which are the opposite of aphrodisiacs.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020

One encounter is papered over by the most questionable of aphrodisiacs, Van Morrison.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2017

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

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