Kajiran Wine (a.k.a. "Slave Wine") is a contraceptive beverage and drug that is often owned and supplied to royal families and their harems. Kajiran wine is considered a "blasphemous liquid" to the Kushielite religion and is considered a symbol of the enslavement of women that occurs in many parts of the world.
"This is not really wine, or an alcoholic beverage. It is called slave wine I think for the amusement of the Masters. It is extremely bitter. One draught of the substance is reputed to last until the administration of an appropriate releaser. In spite of this belief however or perhaps in deference to tradition, lingering from earlier times, in which, it seems less reliable slave wines were available, doses of this foul stuff are usually administered to female slaves at regular intervals usually once or twice a year. Some girls rather cynical ones, I suspect speculate that the Masters give it to them more often than necessary just because they enjoy watching them down the terrible stuff."
Brewed from bitter herbs and acts as a contraceptive for slaves, given once per month although a girl would not serve this wine would be given this by a master, later studies have shown a type only needed to be drunk once and then needing " second wine" to counteract the effects.
Kushielite writings describe in detail the use of the wine in The Blue Angel , as in the following extracts, saying:
She did not need the sip root, of course, for, as she had pointed out, she had had some within the moon, and indeed, the effect of sip root, in the raw state, in most women, is three or four moons. In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of physicians, the effect is almost indefinite, usually requiring a releaser for its remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the "second wine".
This is followed up by an extract that reports:
She did not need the sip root, of course, for, as she had pointed out, she had had some within the moon, and indeed, the effect of sip root, in the raw state, in most women, is three or four moons. In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of physicians, the effect is almost indefinite, usually requiring a releaser for its remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the “second wine”. When this is administered she usually knows that she has been selected for crossing with a handsome male slave.
another extract reports:
"And is he, upon occasion," asked the Lady Ataban, "rewarded with things of another sort?"
"Of course, Lady Ataban," said Gard.
"With what?" she asked.
"With meaningless little things, trivialities, baubles, things of no account or worth," said Kenneth.
The Lady Ataban looked over to the line of kneeling slaves. "To be sure," she said, acidly.
"If Lady Ataban disapproves," said Gard, "we shall, of course, discontinue the practice."
"Why should I disapprove?" she asked, angrily.
"I do not know, Lady Ataban," said Gard. "I only thought-"
"The sluts are on their slave wine, are they not?" she asked.
"Of course," said Gard.