CONTRACEPTIVES IN GREEK LITERATURE: A REVIEW
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
The concept of contraception can be traced back since antiquity. Contraceptives are the agents or measures which are used to prevent conception. Unani physicians like Hippocrates, Aristotle, Dioscorides and Galen were well aware of this concept. They wrote a lot of books and mentioned different techniques, methods and drugs used for the prevention of conception. They gave full description of drugs with different mode of application including oral, local and in the form of pessary and douches.
Authors and Affiliations
Javed Khan, M A Siddiqui, Shagufta Nikhat
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