title: The ancient name of rose.
abstract: The article is a survey of plants foods and drugs that Greeks and Romans thought to be aphrodisiac and to have a specific effect on the male libido. The article is a useful support to study the sexual therapy in ancient world.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalby
mesh_terms: D001046:Aphrodisiacs / Q000266:history*; D005502:Food / Q000266:history*; D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012384:Rome; D019529:Sexuality / Q000266:history*; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000266:history*; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D001046:Aphrodisiacs