Abortifacient, parsley

Several references indicate that parsley has historically been used as an emmenagogue and abortifacient. None of the references, however, indicate whether the leaf, seed, or root were the parts typically used (Ciganda and Laborde 2003 Laborde and Ciganda 1998 Mele 1968 Riddle 1997). Apiol, a compound found in the seed but also in lesser amounts in parsley leaf and root, has been reported as an abortifacient in high doses (Wichtl 2004). 

Mele, V. 1968. [On pxjisoning with parsley used as an abortifacient.] Folia Med. 51(8) 601. 

Several references indicate that parsley has historically been used as an emmenagogue and abortifacient. None of the references, however, indicate whether the leaf, seed, or root were the parts typically used (Ciganda and Laborde... 

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