In modern society, with the continuous development of medical technology, contraception is not difficult, but in ancient times, contraception is very difficult. There are various contraceptive methods in ancient times, some of which are even funny. In summary, they are as follows:
Condom
In ancient times, there were also condoms, mainly made of animal intestines, bladder, fish fat and other materials.
Use physical methods to prevent sperm egg combination
When the ancient emperor was lucky enough to have a concubine, if he didn't want to have children, he would tell the eunuch in the courtroom to massage the concubine. According to the historical records, when he reached the empress of the concubine and pressed the cave path slightly, all the Dragon spirits would flow out. What kind of ghost is dragon essence.
In addition to massage, there is also a way to hang the concubine upside down with a gold hook, and then use saffron water to clean the lower body and the semen inside. This also reflects the persecution of women in feudal society.
In ancient China and Japan, small balls and sponges made of oil paper and rags can be stuffed into women's bodies to prevent sperm egg combination.
Sperm killing
Aristotle, a famous ancient Greek philosopher, also studied this aspect. He said that natural spermicidal agents such as frankincense oil, leaded ointment and cedar oil could be used to kill spermicidal purposes, and how to use your own brain.
In ancient Egypt, a similar method was used to soak wool with honey, coconut and gum Arabic, which was a natural spermicide because of its lactate content.
Of course, there are many kinds of spermicides, even animal excrement. In ancient India and Egypt, the feces of crocodiles, elephants, etc. were stuffed into the body, which not only prevented the combination of sperm and eggs, but also made the feces more acidic and spermicidal. It's just that we don't know how we experience it. We need our own brains.
medicine
The most common contraceptive in ancient times was musk. Paste the musk ingredient on the navel, which is called "belly paste", which means to end the pregnancy of a woman's belly. The reason why women in brothel are infertile is that they take a kind of soup medicine containing musk for a long time, which is called "cold medicine". Those who like to watch palace play must be familiar with musk.
Mercury is very harmful to the body, which can lead to menstrual disorders, abortion, premature birth and so on. In addition to mercury, there are arsenic, brucine and other drugs. These drugs are highly toxic and can cause death in large quantities, but small quantities can kill the fetus in the abdomen, leading to lifelong infertility. Most people dare not eat poisonous things. They are all put into their daily diet by unscrupulous procuress secretly.
Inhibit female ovulation
Ancient Egyptians put cone-shaped objects made of pomegranate seeds and wax into women's bodies, and used natural estrogen brought by pomegranate seeds to inhibit ovulation, so as to achieve the purpose of contraception.
Other simple measures
Safety period, outside body, squatting, sneezing, jumping and so on, the effect is not good, the latter three are why we have brain tonic.