enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Silphium - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphium

   Ancient silver coin from Cyrene depicting a stalk of silphium. Silphium (also known as laserwort or laser; Ancient Greek: σίλφιον, sílphion) is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine.

3. Gynecology in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecology_in_Ancient_Rome

   Soranus also mentions that upsetting or damaging the stomach and "congestion of the head" can appear as side effects of silphium. According to the ancient gynecological text On the Diseases of Women, silphium should be mixed with pepper, bull bile, rue, and asphaltum and crushed into a powder before being consumed.

4. Medieval contraception - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_contraception

   These bits of folklore, combined with archaeological written records, allude to what was likely a “thriving oral culture of contraception.” [6] Silphium was a plant that grew in the hills near the Greek city-state of Cyrene, Libya, located in North Africa. This plant was one example of an oral contraceptive in ancient times, based partly on ...

5. Abortifacient - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortifacient

   The medieval Islamic physician Ibn Sina documented various birth control practices, including the use of rue as an abortifacient. [29] Similarly, 11th-century physician Constantine the African described multiple abortifacient herbs, which he classified by order of their intensity, starting with abortifacients that had weaker effects on the body ...

6. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth...

   Effectiveness of contraceptive methods with respect to birth control. Only condoms are useful to prevent sexually transmitted infections. There are many methods of birth control (or contraception) that vary in requirements, side effects, and effectiveness. As the technology, education, and awareness about contraception has evolved, new ...

7. Combined injectable birth control - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_injectable_birth...

   Side effects of CICs, besides menstrual bleeding changes, are minimal. [26] The most prominent side effects of CICs are menstrual irregularities during the first 3 to 6 months of use. [1] Dysmenorrhea has been reported in 30 to 65% of women. [26] Other side effects include breast tenderness/pain, headache, and libido changes. [26]