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Potent herbs like pennyroyal, rue, and Queen Anne’s Lace were used to induce contractions.

Wealthy women had access to "professional" midwives and discreet herbalists, while the poor often relied on dangerous folk remedies. ⚠️ A Note on Safety Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient Wor...

Under the Roman Empire, late-term abortion was sometimes penalized—not as murder, but as a "fraud" against the husband who was being deprived of an heir. Potent herbs like pennyroyal, rue, and Queen Anne’s

Ancient societies relied heavily on "herbalism" to prevent pregnancy. Many methods were surprisingly effective, though others were purely symbolic. Ancient societies relied heavily on "herbalism" to prevent

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The most famous contraceptive of antiquity. A giant fennel from Cyrene so effective and popular it was harvested to extinction by the 1st century CE.