love potion

a magical potion believed to arouse love or sexual passion toward a specified person, especially the person offering it.

Origin of love potion

First recorded in 1640–50

What first suggested to Crandon his idea of the love-potion was the discovery of Sophie's credulousness.

Beggars on Horseback |F. Tennyson Jesse
But Brangne artfully substitutes the love-potion for the death-draught.

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb
So he is a sorcerer who administers a love-potion to all the women, and befools them with his handsome, saucy face.

Henry VIII And His Court |Louise Muhlbach
A drench is a philtre, a love-potion, a love-compelling drink over which certain charms were repeated during its preparation.

English As We Speak It in Ireland |P. W. Joyce

Brangaena has betrayed her: the cup contains not the poison but the love-potion.

Richard Wagner |John F. Runciman

love potion

any drink supposed to arouse sexual love in the one who drinks it