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(11-28-2014, 08:32 PM)Titor Wrote: In a world of magic an alchemy I could near guarantee that a spell/geometry/potion would exist for infertility.

Quote:Oookay, first off, some terminology:
-- emmenagogue: an herb to start menstruation, and is often used for the purpose of avoiding/ridding pregnancy
-- abortifacient: an herb used in-context solely for avoiding/ridding pregnancy [edited in note: don't go crazy on this term, please... it is what it is, the morality of the term and it's implications can be discussed somewhere else.] 

The item description for Pennyroyal correctly identifies it as an emmenagogue. The game also correctly identifies it as being extremely toxic. Even using half of the... 'recommended dose' to start menstruation has on occasion killed women in the real world. Do what you want in-game with that knowledge, but I highly recommend that in the real world that you do NOT use it.

Mistletoe berries have an old reputation for being used as birth control: it wasn't kissing that you did under the mistletoe, it was bumpin' uglies while using mistletoe. Much safer than pennyroyal, but still has some risk (non-fatal, thankfully) and is typically labeled as an abortifacient. The game has a few different versions of mistletoe in it.

Mugwort and ginger (root) are also known emmenagogues. Can cause lightheadedness and a bit of nausea, but generally safe when use correctly.

Parsley... I have found a lot of folk references for parsley, but no actual medical backing. Fresh parsley is... uhhh...inserted... for twenty-four hours after copulation, and somehow prevents pregnancy, possibly in the same way Wild Carrot does (see below).

So, that's it for actual in-game items. There are a few more I can think of off the top of my head that don't have in-game icons/references, but their in-game existence wouldn't be too much of a stretch:

Ergot is a fungal infection of rye plants that has been used as an abortifacient in early/mid term and to induce labor... but it can be dangerous as it can cause the uterus to rupture. It is also known to be a hallucinogenic and cause hysteria, and a painful burning sensation in limbs.

Wild carrot (Queen's Anne's Lace) seeds. The game has cultivated carrots, parsnips, and parsley, I don't think it'd be too much of a stretch to believe that Queen Anne's Lace would also exist. There are also terrain flowers that look a lot like these in both the Shroud and La Nosca. Anyways. Seeds are chewed or brewed into a tea and taken after copulation, and makes the uterus 'unsuitable' for egg implantation.

The game makes no distinction to what type of elm we're dealing with or if there is or isn't multiple types of the tree, so it is possible that Slippery Elm might exist. Works much like ergot in that it's an abortifacient in early/mid term and used to induce labor in the late term. It is also used to ease labor, and has many other common uses that makes it fairly safe (it's even in some baby food to help ease/prevent colic).

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(11-29-2014, 02:23 PM)Ciel Wrote: I've made reference IC and in other threads to Queen Anne's lace, but calling it Shroud Lace instead.  Mostly a head canon thing.  Feel free to use the term if you like, but as noted above it relates to wild carrots and the seeds are taken much the same way.

(11-29-2014, 03:52 PM)Sigyn Shieldbreaker Wrote: Blue and black cohosh equivalents might be something in Thanalan. Maybe it's the same as thistle. 

This is a great informative thread. Thanks for posting it.

(12-02-2014, 03:08 PM)Daitokuji Wrote: I've always kind of presumed that Miqo'te females control their own fertility and are only fertile when they want to be, when sufficiently impressed with a Tia or Nuhn, for instance.  But that's probably a little bit "out there."

(12-02-2014, 03:08 PM)Daitokuji Wrote: I've always kind of presumed that Miqo'te females control their own fertility and are only fertile when they want to be, when sufficiently impressed with a Tia or Nuhn, for instance.  But that's probably a little bit "out there."