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“Another, no less popular method for diagnosing pregnancy was the use of a garlic pessary. The formula was set down in the Kahoun Papyrus (around the middle of the 12th Dynasty, 1850 BC) and the Papyrus Carlsberg No. VIII (19th or 20th Dynasty about 1200 BC): “Method for identifying a woman who shall give birth from one who shall not: Arrange to have a ” clove of garlic wetted (with …) stay a whole night, until dawn, in her flesh (i.e., vagina). If the odor of the garlic rises into her mouth, she shall give birth. If it does not rise, she will never (give birth).” (Papyrus Carlsberg, VIII, section IV).”

Theophile Obenga
“African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330BC”
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