Herb Penny Royal

Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, also called squaw mint, mosquito plant and pudding grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Crushed pennyroyal leaves exhibit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint.

It’s an unassuming flower, the pennyroyal, with its small, pointed, lavender petals cupped by deep green leaves. Pennyroyal flowers grow in kusudama-like clusters that thread a single, delicate stem. A cousin to mint, pennyroyal smells good (if a bit overwhelming) and can help keep fleas and mosquitoes at bay. Ingested as a tea or an oil, pennyroyal can hurry along an annoyingly late period. And in high enough doses, the story goes, pennyroyal can allow a pregnant woman to expel the contents of her uterus, inducing an abortion.

Pennyroyal is a most useful member of the mint family. It has all round properties for Digestive and Intestinal ailments.

Penny Royal is a Winter season Herb,
Sow when night Temperature is 20-25°C,
Plant Height: 60 cm,
Flower Size: Leaves are used
Sowing distance: 45 cm Plant to Plant,
Best for: Bed Sowing
Sowing method: Directly sown from seeds/ seedlings can be transplanted

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