Love Potions and Aphrodisiacs: How To Trap Your Valentine

Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale!  This week in the shop, Zach brings to you a Valentines Day Special filled with love potions and aphrodisiacs. 

Ever wondered about the strange concoctions people have turned to for a hit of love or lust? Zach and Kara here, taking you on a whimsical exploration of love potions and aphrodisiacs that have tempted and tormented throughout history. We'll whisk you away to a world where the deadly Dutura flower and notorious Spanish Fly reveal the dark side of desire. 

Hold onto your hearts as we venture further into the past, present, and downright peculiar. In this episode, we're slicing into the king of fruits, the durian, whose aroma is as divisive as it is aphrodisiac. Cross the globe with us to Pakistan, where leather workers and pigs engage in rituals of romance you'd hardly believe. And if that's not odd enough, let us introduce you to ambergris, the regurgitated treasure of sperm whales, coveted by perfumers and lovers alike. 

So cozy up, keep it weird, and remember: when it comes to love and the oddities of attraction, we're your go-to guides for the bizarre and the beloved. From all of us at the oddity shop, Happy Valentine's Day, and may your romances be as rich and strange as the tales we've shared.

Reference Shout Outs: 

• https://blockhead.store/blogs/news/ridiculous-aphrodisiacs-love-desire-and-digestion

• https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/bizarre-aphrodisiacs-around-world-0/

• https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/love-potions-aphrodisiacs-facts-spanish-fly/

• https://katdevitt.com/2022/01/31/10-insane-love-potion-recipes-from-across-history/

• https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/sex-aphrodisiac-foods

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_potion

• https://colleenpatrickgoudreau.com/aphrodisiac-foods-and-love-potions/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade

• https://www.usccb.org/eucharist

• https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2162150/vietnams-famous-alcohol-aphrodisiac-can-boost-your-sex

• https://daily.jstor.org/whats-in-a-love-potion/

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/644299?mag=whats-in-a-love-potion&seq=5

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