Pennyroyal

• What other names is Pennyroyal known by?
• What is Pennyroyal?
• How does Pennyroyal work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Dosing considerations for Pennyroyal.

What other names is Pennyroyal known by?

American Pennyroyal, Dictame de Virginie, European Pennyroyal, Feuille de Menthe Pouliot, Frétillet, Hedeoma pulegioides, Herbe aux Puces, Herbe de Saint-Laurent, Huile de Menthe Pouliot, Lurk-In-The-Ditch, Melissa pulegioides, Mentha pulegium, Menthe Pouliot, Menthe Pouliote, Mosquito Plant, Penny Royal, Pennyroyal Leaf, Pennyroyal Oil, Piliolerial, Poleo, Pouliot, Pouliot Royal, Pudding Grass, Pulegium, Pulegium vulgare, Run-By-The-Ground, Squaw Balm, Squawmint, Stinking Balm, Tickweed.

What is Pennyroyal?

Pennyroyal is a plant. The oil and leaves are used to make medicine.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Reducing spasms, intestinal gas, pneumonia, stomach pains, weakness, fluid retention, killing germs, skin diseases, causing abortion (only in amounts that can be fatal to the woman), and other conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).