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An Ancient Fantasy: Salep as Aphrodisiac

  • Teoh E
Springer International Publishing, (2019), 13-54
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18255-7_2
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The word ‘orchid’ is derived from Greek, orchis which translates as ‘testicle’. Mediterranean terrestrial orchids are called salab in Arabic, meaning ‘fox’s testicle’; ‘salep’ is derived from salab. Following the...

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Teoh, E. S. (2019). An Ancient Fantasy: Salep as Aphrodisiac. In Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine or Food (pp. 13–54). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18255-7_2

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