The prostate gland is a solid, chestnut-shaped organ
surrounding the first part of the urethra (tube which carries the urine and
semen) in the male. It produces secretions which form a part of the semen. The
prostate gland lies just under the bladder and in front of the rectum.
It
consists of two main zones: the inner zone, which produces secretions to keep
the lining of the male urethra moist, and the outer zone, which produces seminal
fluids to facilitate the passage of semen into the female. The
"urethra" is a two-stemmed duct leading from the bladder and from the
prostate gland into the penis.
The word, "aphrodisiac," is derived
from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and sexual pleasure. The ancient
Greeks thought honey would produce an increase in sexual powers and they
believed the same of the hair from a wolf's tail and ground snake bones. The
French used an "aphrodisia" which they called the "love
apple" - actually a tomato. Today, the hope lies in oysters. Sadly, the
fallacy that a ground rhinoceros horn will help in this plight has put this
animal on the endangered species list. Actually, aphrodisiacs are in the mind
and operate only by the power of suggestion - if at all.