The ancients didn't have a pregnancy test stick and medical examination. Besides taking the pulse, how can they know about pregnancy?

The ancients did not have pregnancy test sticks and medical tests. Besides taking the pulse, there are all kinds of strange ways to test whether they are pregnant. For example, ancient Egypt used urine to irrigate wheat, and medieval Europe used urine to determine it. Ancient Greece used something with a special smell in women's private parts, and observed whether there was breath the next day.

Modern people have many ways to find out whether they are pregnant, such as using a pregnancy test stick or going to the hospital for medical ultrasound. When the ancient medical technology was not so developed, people judged whether they were pregnant or not according to the experience summarized from daily observation. China's traditional Chinese medicine system invented the method of judging whether a woman is pregnant by taking her pulse very early, and it is still very accurate, but there are many different methods in other countries. Some methods are found to have certain scientific basis through modern scientific research, but some methods are useless at all. Let's take a look at the methods of pregnancy test in ancient times:

First, ancient Egypt watered wheat with urine.

In ancient Egypt, if you thought you were pregnant, you would prepare a bag of barley and a bag of wheat respectively. Pregnant women pour urine into two piles of bags every day, and then observe whether the wheat germinates. If it germinates, it means you are pregnant. Wheat germination represents girls and barley germination represents boys.

Second, the observation of urine in medieval Europe

In medieval Europe, people judged whether they were pregnant by observing urine. What's more, they judge whether a pregnant woman is pregnant by tasting urine. According to their observation, if the urine is clear and there are clouds on the surface, it is pregnant.

Third, ancient Greece observed by placing objects.

In ancient Greece, onions or garlic were placed in women's private parts. If a woman still has breath the next day, it means she is not pregnant. If there is no breath, it means she is pregnant.

Did you know that the ancients didn't have pregnancy test sticks and medical tests? Besides taking the pulse, what other ways can you know about pregnancy? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.