Whether aphrodisiacs really boost up the sexual drive has never been the actual question. It is the belief, an unquestioned faith in their abilities to increase up the libido, that makes one wonder. Aphrodisiacs are food or drinks known to increase the sex craving and make the experience more pleasurable. Its usage goes down to as early as the fourth century. In old times, when recreation of human life was the sole aim of humans, aphrodisiacs were widely used to facilitate the purpose.
Fertility was directly related to better heath, and thus food that increased the chances of reproduction and fecundity were greatly protected and utilized. Asparagus, figs, and chocolates are some of the few known aphrodisiacs. However, it will not be shocking to know that different cultures around the world support different and somewhat outrageous things as aphrodisiacs. From China to Colombia, people are driven by traditions and cultural norms to use bizarre things such as cobra blood, cow soup and other preposterous things as aphrodisiacs.
So, what drives people around the world to consider something as aphrodisiac while disregarding the others? Experts believe that it is human being's own appraisal of a certain food that renders it as an aphrodisiac. According to experts, if you believe that cooking something and eating is great start to an intense foreplay then of course you will get turned on. It is more related to your own feelings and cognition of the environment rather than actual facts.
Although some aphrodisiacs such as oysters which contain zinc and chocolates serotonin do increase arousal, the foundation work for this is laid by a person's own intelligent appraisal of a situation and what he or she wants from it. Martha Hopkins, author of a famous aphrodisiac cookbook, seconds this notion by saying that it is the thought of being with someone that is always the biggest turn on for anyone.
