The negroes in the United States use the root bark in large doses as an abortifacient; but a dose of 60 grams to 1,200 of water in decoction is proper and useful in treating dysmenorrhoea.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Diachylon, or lead-plaster, is largely used as an abortifacient.
"Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology"
W. G. Aitchison Robertson
Lead in some parts of the country is a popular abortifacient.
"Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology"
W. G. Aitchison Robertson