Popular Posts
- History of Menstruation
- Do Animals Menstruate?
- Menstruation and Religion
- Transgendered men & menstruation
- Menstruation Facts
- Menstruation in the Ancient World
- Menstruation Machine for Guys
- The Destructive Powers of Menstruation
- Do girls have to reach a certain weight before they begin…
- Menstruating women in religious temples
Archives
Categories
Meta
-
-
-
-
Tag Archives: pliny
The Destructive Powers of Menstruation
PLINY the Elder (a naturalist from the Roman Empire) published the Naturalis Historia encyclopedia (circa AD 77–79). He wrote that: Contact with the monthly flux of women turns new wine sour, makes crops wither, kills grafts, dries seeds in gardens, causes … Continue reading