Pennyroyal was also called pudding grass or tickweed. In early times, pennyroyal was burnt to kill fleas.
The herb was toxic if taken in large doses, although small doses were used in the treatment of headache, indigestion and nervous disorders. It was a remedy that had to be used with great caution.
It acted as a stimulant to the uterus and so was used to bring on the menstrual flow in cases where it had been suppressed.
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