Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

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Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages

This work was written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (12011274), one of the leading scientists of the age, and is part of a group of works devoted to aphrodisiacs as well as sexual practices and positions. Sober and measured in tone, the treatise was intended as a manual and guide, to be used by those afflicted with various sexual ailments, especially impotence, for self-healing, without resorting to a physician. It was composed at the request of the ruler.