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Mentha pulegium. L. Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant [1] and pudding grass, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [3] Crushed pennyroyal leaves emit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint.
The Pennyroyal Plateau or Pennyroyal Region, often spelled Pennyrile, [1] is a large physiographic region of Kentucky that features rolling hills, caves, and karst topography in general. It is named for Hedeoma pulegioides (the American pennyroyal), a wild mint that grows in the area. It is also called the "Mississippian Plateau," for the ...
Mentha cervina, commonly known as hart's pennyroyal, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Mentha (mint) genus. It is native to the western Mediterranean Sea region, growing naturally from southwestern France to the Iberian Peninsula , and south to Azores , Morocco and Algeria . [2]
The Greek playwright Aristophanes noted the abortifacient property of pennyroyal in 421 BCE, through a humorous reference in his comedy, Peace. Hippocrates (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE), the Greek physician, would advise a prostitute who became pregnant to jump up and down, touching her buttocks with her heels at each leap, so as to induce ...
Melissa pulegioides (L.) L. Ziziphora pulegioides (L.) Desf. Hedeoma pulegioides, also known as American pennyroyal or American false pennyroyal, [4] is a species of Hedeoma native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia and southern Ontario west to Minnesota and South Dakota, and south to northern Georgia and Arkansas. [5]
Pennyroyal Tea. " Pennyroyal Tea " is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the ninth track on the band's third and final studio album, In Utero, released in September 1993. In November 1993, the song was remixed by Scott Litt, who had earlier remixed the songs "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All ...
Emmenagogue. Emmenagogues (also spelled emmenagogs) are herbs which stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus; some stimulate menstruation. Women use emmenagogues to stimulate menstrual flow, when menstruation is absent for reasons other than pregnancy, such as hormonal disorders or conditions like oligomenorrhea (light menses).
Kuntze. Pycnothymus rigidus (Bartram ex Benth.) Small. Piloblephis ericoides Raf. Piloblephis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. It contains only one known species, Piloblephis rigida, the wild pennyroyal, [2] or pennyroyal [3] native to Florida, southern Georgia, and the Bahamas. [1] [4] [5]