Just as honey was
known in many cultures as an aphrodisiac. So too was the apple. The apple was the fruit Eve used to temp Adam,
in the Garden of Eden.
Apples, like wine and chocolate, contain polyphenols and
antioxidants that can stimulate blood flow to the genitalia, helping with
arousal.
During the middle
ages Europeans used the apple in “love magic” rituals. And it was said that if
a woman slept with an apple under her arm or some other private part of her
body, and then when she awaken, and she presented the apple to a man to eat,
she would become the apple of his eye.
It has also been said that foods that resemble male or
female genitalia were believed to increase desire which brings us to the old
ancient folk saying that said if you cut an apple from the top to the
bottom you will have revealed to you the
temptation which Eve offered to Adam. I have never tried this experiment but
the old folk saying said that many an unsuspecting
maidens, after doing this experiment, must have blushed after they completed the experiment
and realized after doing so that they were looking at the shape of their own
vulva. Picture that one for a moment.
Today modern researchers
have done studies and found that eating one apple a day can improve the sex
lives of women. The researches believe the reason for this may be due to the
compound called “phloridzin” that is found in apples. This compound is similar to the female sex hormone estradiol. Estradiol plays a large
role in sexual arousal.
Well there you have it. Eve knew the benefits
of eating an apple, old European folk lore knew the benefit of eating apples
and now even modern scientific research has shown, eating apples can
benefit your sex life.
Next
time you need a nature aphrodisiac?
Grab an apple!
