📚 noun • entry_id 29480
pennyroyal
/pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
poleo
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
Dioscorides says that Pennyroyal makes thin, tough phlegm, warms the coldness of any part whereto it is applied, and digests raw or corrupt matter.
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