Eve'S Herbs: A History Of Contraception And Abortion In The West

In Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance, Riddle showed that women from ancient Egyptian times to the 15th century had relied on an extensive pharmacopoeia of herbal abortifacients and contraceptives to regulate fertility. Here, he explores why knowledge of these methods was lost in modern times.

• | By (Author): John M. Riddle
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• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: May 15, 1999
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780674270268