Benha University

Marwa Mohamed Mourad Fawzy Abd Elrahman

Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine Forensic medicine & clinical toxicology

Rhazes’ insights on abortion and abortogenic drugs in relation to modern concepts

• 2026
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Authors Mohammad Amrollahi‑Sharifabadi1 · Jamal Rezaei Orimi2,3 · Syed Mohd Abbas Zaidi4 · Toheeb Olalekan Oladejo5 · Abdur Rahman6 · Sageer Abass6 · Sayeed Ahmad6 · Sahar Abdelaziz7 · Mohammad Bahrami‑Tapehbour8 · Marwa M. M. Fawzy9 · Morteza Mojahedi10
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Abstract
Abortion remains one of the most prevalent complications of pregnancy, contributing significantly to maternal mortality and
presenting a substantial public health challenge. This study aimed to explore Rhazes’ perspective on abortion and abortifacient
medicinal plants he mentioned in Kitāb al-Ḥāwī fī al-Ṭibb. A detailed analysis of his seminal work, Kitāb al-Ḥāwī fī
al-Ṭibb, was conducted. Relevant keywords such as abortion, stillbirth, fetus, drugs, and abortifacients were examined within
Kitāb al-Ḥāwī fī al-Ṭibb. The analysis included Rhazes’ viewpoints on abortion and the abortogenic drugs he mentioned,
as well as their methods of administration, including oral dosage forms and vaginal formulations. Furthermore, relevant
current literature was used to find the potential scientific rationales for Rhazes’ insights. Our findings indicate that Rhazes
contributed to obstetrics and gynecology as he discussed abortion, its prevention, and management in his book. Also, he
identified various medicinal plants with potential abortogenic properties. Rhazes explained various administration methods,
including rub, decoction, inhalation, suppository, enema, incense, and water bath. Even though his clinical practices and
detailed observations provide a rich context for understanding the historical use of these agents, evidence-based medical
practices need to be conducted to cleave potentially usable parts of Rhazes’ perspectives and his approaches to the prevention
and treatment of abortion. Moreover, there is a pressing need for well-designed randomized clinical trials to rigorously
evaluate the potential efficacy and safety of the medical insights and the potential therapeutic herbal agents he described.
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