Sex is an eternal theme for men. Since ancient times, all heroes have kidney deficiency. Behind all aphrodisiac recipes can be found in Freud - the root of castration anxiety in male animals.

A few years ago, I met Maka for the first time during an interview. In the spirit of study and research, I asked the chef about the origin and efficacy of this ingredient. The chef who is very knowledgeable about medicinal diet told me eight words with a red face: Nourishing yin and nourishing the kidney, regulating yin and yang. Subsequently, maca was dubbed "Plant Viagra" and "South American Ginseng" by the market and media, and was once sold for 10,000 yuan per pound. Only then did I understand why the chef blushed when he mentioned the effects of maca.

However, there are no absolutes in the world. Maca has been confirmed by some experts to be just a common food commonly used by South Americans to feed animals and cook. Its nutritional value is not nearly as good as that of radish, and it has no clinically proven "miracle effects." So he was pulled off the altar, and the price of 10,000 yuan returned to the bargain price. It has rarely been seen on the dining table in the past two years.

The army of "aphrodisiac" ingredients

Maca from Peru was not recognized by the Chinese people and could not be ranked in the first echelon of Chinese aphrodisiac recipes. However, on the Chinese dining table, there are so many ingredients that are endowed with some kind of "magical effect". Since ancient times, it has never been less.

Open the "Aphrodisiac Foods" list. In addition to green onions, peppers, and leeks, there are also beef and sheep penises, tiger penises, beef and sheep treasures, kidneys, dog meat, donkey meat, loach, pigeon meat, snake meat, and oysters. As medicines and foods have the same origin, there are many traditional Chinese medicines that nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, such as Cistanche deserticola, Eucommia ulmoides, wolfberry, etc.

In an informal online survey, 40% of respondents believed that certain foods can indeed improve sexual desire and sexual function. But more experts and clinical research results show that the effect of aphrodisiac foods is more of a psychological comfort.

Leeks, known as "aphrodisiacs", are considered to be aphrodisiacs because they contain zinc, a substance that is considered an aphrodisiac. However, the zinc content in leeks per 100 grams is only about 0.43 mg, even shiitake mushrooms (8.6 mg/ 100 grams); another food that is regarded as an aphrodisiac because it is rich in zinc is oysters, whose zinc content is much higher than that of leeks and mushrooms.

Zinc plays an important role in gonadal health. Zinc deficiency can cause growth retardation in children, resulting in short stature and male developmental disorders. But there is currently no evidence that zinc intake can improve male sexual performance. Those animal organs called "men's gas stations", such as kidneys, mainly provide nutrients such as protein and fat, and cannot treat kidney deficiency. Moreover, most of these foods are high in fat and cholesterol, and there is no benefit in eating more of them. As for those "complementary" foods such as animal whips and beef and sheep treasures, the male hormones may be a little more than other organs, but they will not be effective after eating them, because after heating and gastric juice digestion, these hormones are basically gone.

The magic of collective advice

If the aphrodisiac ingredients don’t have much effect, what about those health products that are being snapped up in large quantities? In fact, some supplements are actually effective because of the addition of Viagra. During a recent law enforcement inspection by the China Food and Drug Administration, it was found that 51 companies indicated or implied aphrodisiac, sexual health and other functions in the product names, logos, and labels of 69 types of health wines and prepared wines, but in fact, these products Chemical substances such as sildenafil were secretly and illegally added. Sildenafil is the drug Vigara, commonly known as Viagra.

There is a small town in Ireland called Ringaskiddy, because everything in the town has changed since the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer established a production plant for its famous product Vergara here. People say that the air in the town is full of the smell of "love" and exciting, and even cats and dogs become extremely active. The Viagra factory has brought many benefits, not only promoting the population growth of the town, but also promoting economic development. It also attracted many curious people to visit the town and developed tourism.

But in fact, a spokesperson for Pfizer believes that all this is an illusion of resident doctors and that their products are not that strong. "Our pharmaceutical production process is very responsible and we strictly follow relevant procedures," he said.

This is actually the psychological effect of everyone. "Take air as an example. Our factory does not have chimneys." In short, "there is no problem of aphrodisiac dispersing."

In psychology, there is a communication mode called group suggestion, which uses indirect signals to make people accept a certain point of view or engage in a certain behavior, whereas suggestion in collective behavior is closer to hypnosis. Participants in collective behavior are usually in an excited state of mind, which makes them lose the ability to rationally analyze and criticize the surrounding information, and show blind obedience and blind obedience.

The inevitable castration anxiety

Why are men all over the world flocking to aphrodisiac foods?

Shemov, a writer who graduated from Oxford University, wrote a book "What Do Men Think About Apart from Sex", with more than 200 pages of blank paper. “They filled my book and proved me wrong,” Semov said. But I wonder how many people's brains will jump to the topic of sex right after the course. "

Sex is an eternal theme for men. Since ancient times, heroes have all had weak kidneys. Behind all aphrodisiac recipes, you can find it from Mr. Freud - the source of castration anxiety in male animals. Almost every boy When they were young, they were threatened with "cutting off your penis." Throughout their lives, they could not escape this castration anxiety. Successful men also need a different sense of accomplishment in the process of conquering the opposite sex. The three words I'm afraid of hearing are "you can't do it."

To be fair, men are afraid of "failure" and women are afraid of "getting old". The root of everything is the fear of losing their sexual attractiveness. Therefore, most men in the world are keen on aphrodisiac recipes, while women are looking for various secret recipes for nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys.

Women eating abalone are considered to "fill the shape with the shape"; it is believed to prolong the "female period". Chinese wood frogs with "freshness period" are expensive and have the effect of "nourishing yin and moisturizing the lungs". In fact, they are the nutrients of the fallopian tubes of Northeast wood frogs. They are rich in estrogen and collagen, which are good for the skin, but long-term use will increase the risk of disease. Cancer risk. Schopenhauer also pointedly pointed out that the flowers that women like are just the genitals of plants.

From an anthropological point of view, it is only human to eat aphrodisiac foods to enhance their sexual charm. It is understandable to indulge in food as an instinctive reaction to reproduce the next generation. Even though most of these aphrodisiac foods serve as psychological comfort, people are still willing to believe in some of their own abilities and effects and give themselves spiritual encouragement after eating them. , can really improve the pleasure index between the sexes. Why not? Not to mention, without aphrodisiac recipes and desire kitchens, half of the products on the restaurant menu would be offline.