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Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant [2] and pudding grass, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [4]
The name pulegioides is derived from the Latin pulegium, and means "like pennyroyal", in reference to European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium). [8] The name pulegium was given to European pennyroyal by Pliny the Elder in the first century CE, for its use in repelling fleas (pulex, plural pulices) when it was spread on floors.
An abortifacient ("that which will cause a miscarriage" from Latin: abortus "miscarriage" and faciens "making") is a substance that induces abortion. This is a nonspecific term which may refer to any number of substances or medications, ranging from herbs [1] to prescription medications. [2]
Sophie Bassouls/Sygma via Getty ImagesWhen the paradigm-shifting news broke on Friday that the Supreme Court of the United States had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, a determination that means that ...
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3 Etymology of 'Pennyroyal' 3 comments. 4 Move back to Pennyroyal, split off a Mentha pulegium stub? 1 comment. 5 Common name "squaw mint" 1 comment. 6 To add to article.
Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal or European pennyroyal), a European herb Hedeoma pulegioides (American pennyroyal or false pennyroyal), an American herb Monardella odoratissima (mountain pennyroyal), mint family plant found in the southwestern United States
Abortion reversal is also being fought over in Colorado, which last year became the first state to outlaw its use. A Catholic clinic sued, and the ban was put on pause.