Abortifacient

As an abortifacient (plural: abortifacients ) refers to a substance with which an abortion can be triggered. A common in medicine to induce abortion is the active ingredient of the so called abortion pill mifepristone RU- 486th

In naturopathy and traditional medicine are a number of plants such as St. John's Wort, Aloe (Aloe vera), angelica (Angelica archangelica ), pennyroyal, bearberry ( Arctostaphylos uva- ursi ), mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium ), garden cress ( Lepidium sativum ), lovage ( Levisticum officinale), nutmeg ( Myristica fragrans ), parsley (Petroselinum crispum ), rue ( Ruta graveolens ), Fringed rue ( Ruta chalepensis ), cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ) and saffron (Crocus sativus ) attributed an abortifacient effect. When using these preparations poisoning have been described with serious side effects.