Gather Aloe!

Theodore Priscianus, a 4th century Roman doctor, documented a mixture of aloe, opopanax root, and myrrh to induce an abortion. He described using it when a woman was too young or the opening of the womb was too small. Aloe boasted over thirty different medicinal uses in ancient times, and was used by midwives and pharmacists to “stimulate” menstruation in the 1800s.

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