[Cato1]

Not sure but they put it there for a reason. I suppose that it may have been Galen who gave us that translation in the second century. Whether or not the drugs or mixtures were effective at least they considered them drugs for a purpose. I recommend reading Soranus "Gynecology." a Roman book on the subject.

[MindBender26]

Will dig out my 7th grade Latin books and have at it!

Google says he wrote on OB/Gyn and Midwiffery. Did he also write on abortion?

[SAJ]

Galen would have used much more literate grammar than the supposed 'translation' supplied above. And, in any case, English language did not exist at that time.

All that said, there is no doubt whatever that abortifacient procedures and chemicals existed in his day.