Pennyroyal is poisonous in high concentrations, there is no arguing that. Pluegium is toxic to most animals. Given that there is almost no treatment beyond absorption methods using charcoal to help reduce the liver and kidney strain, is it safe to use in small amounts dried and unrefined? Like a tea or tincture with a half teaspoon or less of dried Crampbark.
I'm not interested in using it as an abortificant or to ward off pregnancy, I'm thinking of using it in topical treatment for uterine pain and issues.
Seeking advice from people who have used this herb longer, or know more than what I could find beyond what I was taught about using crampbark for tea or tinctures for menses. I was taught a half teaspoon to help with period pain, plant it in your garden to ward off pests, and I have the recipe for the abortificant but it's way too dangerous and we only have it because abortion hasn't always been legal and this was one way to end a pregnancy though it came with risks to be certain.
So to my fellow herbalist healers, any advice on the use of this unstable could-be-poisonous plant would be hugely helpful! Thank you all!
Update: u/wththrowitaway (love this username lol) pointed me towards a resource that had the info I needed! It's one teaspoon dried, up to twice daily in adult by tea or topically. Half for children and growing young women. 30-60 drops tincture orally daily by mouth.
Not for breastfeeding or pregnant women!
Hello. First of all, this question may seen too basic (I'm a 1st year Pharmacy student), but I've been trying to figure it out and I haven't found any explanation.
I've seen that the genus mentha has both flowers and stolons. My question is: why does the genus mentha have flowers if their reproduction is asexual (I assume that because of the presence of stolons)? If the Genus Mentha have flowers, how are their fruits?
Thanks a lot
