July 17, 2007

Aphrodisiac Fungi

photo of morel mushroom

    Most people think there are two divisions of life: plant and animal. The biologists distinguish between five major kingdoms of life, and the fungi have one to themselves. Mushrooms and their cousins are not plants; they are as different genetically from plants as they are from animals. There are millions of species of fungi, producing a wide variety of chemicals.
    Some of these fungal chemicals are used as antibiotics, to prevent migraines, or to control cholesterol. And some have aphrodisiac properties. Here's a list of the fungal aphrodisiacs we have written about at aphrodisiology.

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