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Miss Efficient
24 Jul 2020

Miss Efficient

by Wendy Morris | posted in: +Antidotaria:Experimenta:Receptaria, Garden of Virtues | 0

Bitter melon is known as Miss Efficient in Nigeria for its certainty as an abortifacient. In Cameroon the seeds are used as a pessary. In Nigeria a decoction of the leaves and salt is taken as a ‘morning-after’ remedy after …

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Miss Efficient
11 Jun 2020

Miss Efficient

by Wendy Morris | posted in: +Antidotaria:Experimenta:Receptaria, +Urging the terms, Garden of Virtues | 0

Momordica charantia, aka Miss Efficient. A Cameroon abortive pessary: 10 seeds are ground to a past and divided into three small balls using saliva. One ball is inserted into the vagina, once a day, before going to bed. It will … Read More

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