Menstrual pains:how were they treated in Ancient Greece?

A doctor visits a woman in Ancient Greece. Menstrual pains were treated with natural remedies

How menstrual pains were treated in Ancient Greece?

What could women do at that time to alleviate this widespread ailment?

Definitely evolved, if we take into account the historical period in question, in the medical field and also in the branch of gynecology (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/10285/storia-antica/ginecologia-nellantica-grecia-ricetta-favorire-concepimento), the Greeks mainly used natural remedies , which was all they had at their disposal.

The following prescription is taken from the Corpus Hippocraticum (5th-4th century BC) and is a remedy that was supposed to be used to soothe dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation):

“Apply on the stomach a poultice (curative paste) composed of new black wine, various aromas and flour; the dough must be previously cooked in fragrant white wine ".

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