May 4, 1991



                               PRIAPISM.ASC

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                          Frog Legs and the Boner



   Frog's legs are  a true aphrodisiac, say researchers.  In fact, they

   can give a man an erection that won't GO AWAY!



   Cornell University researchers  answered  a  call  from  the  French

   Foreign Legion, which complained that its soldiers  in  North Africa

   were being stricken with PRIAPISM - the medical term for an erection

   that won't go away.



   The problem turned  out to be frog's legs, which are PACKED with the

   chemical CANTHARIDIN.



   Also known as SPANISH FLY, the compound  is  found  in  beetles  and

   prized as an aphrodisiac.



   When frogs eat  the beetles, canthardin is absorbed  and  passed  to

   anyone who eats the legs.



   "One meal can  contain  enough  of  the  chemical  to give the diner

   PROLONGED PENIL ERECTIONS," said a Cornell researcher.



   But he warns too much canthardin CAN BE FATAL.



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