Pennyroyal Essential Oil
Botanical Name: Mentha pulegium
Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled
Parts Used: Flowering plant
Note Classification: Middle
Aroma: Fresh, minty-herbaceous
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Traditional Use: Used as a fragrance material mainly in detergents or low-cost industrial perfumes. Employed mainly as a source of natural pulegone.
Properties: Antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, insect repellant, refrigerant, and stimulant.
Benefits: Should not be used in aromatherapy.
Blends Well With: Citronella, geranium, lavandin, rosemary, and sage.
Of Interest: An herbal remedy of ancient repute, used for a wide variety of ailments. The herb was believed to purify the blood and be able to communicate its purifying qualities to water. ‘Pennyroyal water was distilled from the leaves and given as an antidote to spasmodic, nervous and hysterical affections. The water was also used against cold and “affections of the joints.
Safety Data: Oral toxin and abortifacient (due to pulegone content). Ingestion of large doses has resulted in death. Not to be used internally and not to be used while pregnant.
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As with all essential oils, never use them undiluted. Do not take internally unless working with a qualified and expert practitioner. Keep away from children. If applying an essential oil to your skin always perform a small patch test to an insensitive part of the body (after you have properly diluted the oil in an appropriate carrier).
