Love Potions Through the Ages: A Study of Amatory Devices and MoresWedeck, Harry E.
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Love Potions Through the Ages: A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores
Wedeck, Harry E.
Aphrodisiacs -- History; Erotic literature
Or, Take Asclepias gigantea. Crush and beat in a mortar with leaves of
jai, until the juice has been extracted. This too is an external
application.
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Again: The fruit of the Tamarinda Indica; crush in a mortar, with honey
and Sindura.
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The seeds of Urid, in milk and sugar. Expose for three consecutive days
to the sun. Then crush to a powder. Knead into cake form. Fry in ghee.
Eat this concoction every morning.
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One hundred and fifty seeds of the inner bark of the Moh tree. Heap in a
mortar and beat. Drink it in cow’s milk.
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On a Tuesday, extract the entrails of a blue jay—coracias indica—and put
into the body a little kama-salila. Place the bird in an earthen pot and
cover it with a second pot moistened with mud: keep it in an uncluttered
spot for seven days. At the end of that time take out the contents and
reduce them to a powder. Make pills, and dry them. One pill to be taken
by a man or a woman: that will be sufficient to promote vigor and
libido.
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Magic verses will be equally effective: also the chanting of a mantra,
for the efficacy resides in the Devata, the deity therein. Or pronounce
formulas and utter invocations, such as:
Oh Kameshwar, submit this person to my will!
Utter the hallowed and mystic term Om! Mention the name of the woman who
is the object of the passion. Then conclude with Anaya! Anaya!
Pulverize kasturi, which is common musk, and wood of yellow tetu. Mix
with old honey, two months old, and apply genitally.
Sandalwood and red powder of curcuma and alum and costus and black
sandalwood, together with white Vala and the bark of the Deodaru.
Powder, and mix with honey: then allow to dry. This is now Chinta—mani
Dupha: an incense that will promote your efficiency, dominate all
thought, and, according to the promise of the manual, make you master of
the entire universe.
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To prepare a powerful and alluring incense, mix equal quantities of
cardamom seeds, oliba, and the plant Garurwel, sandalwood, the flower of
jasmine, and Bengal madder.
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Pulverize bombax heptaphyllum: macerate in milk. Then apply the paste to
the face. This will produce amatory reactions.
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Take bibva nuts and black salt, leaves of lotus. Reduce to ashes and
soak in solanum Jacquini. Apply with buffalo excrement and the result
will be most favorable.
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Mix equal parts of the juice of rosa glanduifera, expressed from the
leaves, and ghee or clarified butter. Boil with ten parts of milk,
sugar, and honey. Drink this concoction regularly. The result will be a
state of active vigor.
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