# Apiol > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apiol > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apiol.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiol > Source revision: 1346474292 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Oleoresin extracted from parsley 1944 advertisement for Ergoapiol **Apiol**, also known as **liquid apiol** or **green oil of parsley** is the extracted [oleoresin](/source/Oleoresin) of [parsley](/source/Parsley), rather than the distilled oil. Due to its similarity to the term [apiole](/source/Apiole), care should be taken to avoid confusion.[1] Apiol is an irritant and, in high doses, it can cause liver and kidney damage.[2] Cases of death due to attempted abortion using apiol have been reported.[3][4] [Hippocrates](/source/Hippocrates) wrote about [parsley](/source/Parsley) as a herb to cause an [abortion](/source/Abortion).[5] Plants containing [apiole](/source/Apiole) were used by women in the Middle Ages to terminate pregnancies.[6] Its use was widespread in the US, often as ergoapiol or apergol, until a highly toxic adulterated product containing apiol and [tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate](/source/Tri-ortho-cresyl_phosphate) (also famous as the adulterant added to [Jamaica ginger](/source/Jamaica_ginger)) was introduced on the American market.[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*][*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Shulgin, Alexander T. (April 1966). "Possible Implication of Myristicin as a Psychotropic Substance". *Nature*. **210** (5034): 380–384. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1966Natur.210..380S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1966Natur.210..380S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1038/210380a0](https://doi.org/10.1038%2F210380a0). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [5336379](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5336379). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [4189608](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4189608). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Amerio, A; De Benedictis, G; Leondeff, J; Mastrangelo, F; Coratelli, P (January 1968). "La nefropatia da apiolo" [Nephropathy due to apiol]. *Minerva Nefrologica* (in Italian). **15** (1): 49–70. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [100396864](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/100396864). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [5736450](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5736450). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Quinn, Louis J.; Harris, Cecil; Joron, Guy E. (15 April 1958). ["Apiol Poisoning"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829842). *Canadian Medical Association Journal*. **78** (8): 635–636. [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [1829842](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829842). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [20325694](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20325694). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hermann, Kate; Le Roux, Anne; Fiddes, F.S. (June 1956). "Death from apiol used as abortifacient". *The Lancet*. **267** (6929): 937–939. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/s0140-6736(56)91522-7](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fs0140-6736%2856%2991522-7). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [13320936](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13320936). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Sage-Femme Collective (2008). *Natural Liberty: Rediscovering Self-induced Abortion Methods*. Natural Liberty. pp. 232–237. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9645920-0-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9645920-0-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Sage-Femme Collective (2008). *Natural Liberty: Rediscovering Self-induced Abortion Methods*. Natural Liberty. pp. 232–237. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9645920-0-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9645920-0-1). ## Further reading - David, T.J.; Randall, S.C. (January 1974). "Fetal malformations: A hazard of attempted abortion". *Forensic Science*. **4** (1): 71–73. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/0300-9432(74)90079-x](https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0300-9432%2874%2990079-x). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [4852037](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4852037). - Eid, Ahmad M.; Jaradat, Nidal (14 February 2020). ["Public Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Herbal Remedies Used During Pregnancy and Lactation in West Bank Palestine"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034419). *Frontiers in Pharmacology*. **11**: 46. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3389/fphar.2020.00046](https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffphar.2020.00046). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [7034419](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034419). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [32116721](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32116721). This Medicinal plants-related article is a stub. 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