Amateur scientist Pliny the Elder in Naturalis Historia, 1st century AD, about the impact of menstrual blood: ‘The wine is sour, flowers wilt, seeds dry out, bee colonies die, even the mirror becomes dull and loses its gloss ivory’. Long story short: dangerous stuff!

More quotes?
Bleeding out the moisture: Hippocrates
Deformed males: Aristotle
She so cold ….

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