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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Puzzleheaded-Cat4647 on 2024-05-24 08:19:52+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Silphium is an unidentified/extinct plant - the exact identity is unclear, highly debated - that was used as a contraceptive and an abortifacient by ancient Greeks and Romans. The plant was also used as seasoning, medicine, perfume, aphrodisiac.