"Erection is chiefly caused by parsnips, artichokes, turnips, asparagus, candied ginger, acorns bruised to powder drunk in muscatel," explained the Greek scientist and philosopher Aristotle, 384-22 B.C.
Such aphrodisiacs owe their name to another even more ancient Greek, the goddess of love Aphrodite. Every culture has had suggestions. On examining English herbals, it often appears that almost any plant was, at one time or another, so designated. This may offer an explanation why such a tiny archipelago remotely located off the northwest shores of Europe has producing so many citizens.
In these times of increasing concern over the influence of diet on health and being encouraged to eat more vegetables, it is not a little assuaging to realize that many such have also been recommended as aphrodisiacs.