Anaphrodisiac
An anaphrodisiac (Greek; Latin anaphrodisiacum, plural: anaphrodisiaka) is a remedy that weakens or dampens the sex drive. The aphrodisiac is the corresponding antonym . It is called Hängolin as an alleged ingredient in the troops' food .
Herbal remedies
Known as herbal anaphrodisiacs, monk's pepper (the type of plant - allegedly works against the sexual instinct ) is similar to rue or hops . Regular consumption of licorice root (liquorice) can also reduce the libido in men, but it has the opposite effect in women. Herbal anaphrodisiacs were popular remedies against the “reprehensible lust for the flesh ” and were used by Christians , especially by nuns and monks in the Middle Ages, as an aid in keeping the vow of chastity , hence the name Mönchs pepper ( phytotherapy ). For example, Culpeper thought amaranth was an anaphrodisiac.
Other means
In the past, bromine compounds such as potassium bromide were used as a means of suppressing drive . In addition, there are now antiandrogens and GnRH analogs that act on special hormones.
literature
- Stephan Dressler, Christoph Zink: Pschyrembel, Dictionary Sexuality. Walter de Gruyter Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-11-016965-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ »www.spiegel.de«
- ↑ Nicholas Culpeper: Culpeper's Complete Herbal, A book of remedies for ancient ills. Ware, Wordsworth 1995, 13
