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The Joy of Sexus: Lust, Love, and Longing in the Ancient World
Vicki León
“Mouse dung, applied as a liniment, was a favorite anti-aphrodisiac. So was rue boiled with rose oil and aloes. Drinking wine in which a mullet fish had drowned and sipping male urine in which a lizard had expired both had their loyal adherents.”
Fascinating excerpt on ancient aphrodisiacs and anti-aphrodisiacs