rue and its properties. Was: Re: SC - Re: sca-flavor substitutes

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

Hi all from Anne-Marie 
re: rue and its properties...
does anyone out there know HOW it works? Until I know, I'm assuming that
any abortificant has the possibility of messing with hormonal balances, and
as someone who relies on chemically derived estrogen levels (ie birth
control pills) I am hesitant to ingest anything that might affect their
effectivness.
Same reason I avoid ginsing (looks like estrogen to some bodies).

It would be great if someone could tell me for sure that it doesnt work
that way, but I is no endocrinologist, and only know enough about
prostoglandins and other hormones to be dangerous...:)
- --AM

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> From: david friedman <ddfr at best.com>
> To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: SC - Re: sca-flavor substitutes
> Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 3:09 PM
> 
> At 11:47 PM -0700 5/9/98, Anne-Marie Rousseau wrote:
> >Hi all from Anne-Marie.
> >
> >I'm told that rue, for example can be replaced by the non-abortifacent
> >mint. Never having tasted rue (I get twitchy at the potential of messing
> >with hormonal balances, go figure), I cant vouch for this. Anyone got a
> >patch of the stuff, is not planning on breeding anytime soon and be
willing
> >to give us a taste test?
> >
> We have grown our own rue and used it in cooking in small quantities.  I
> have never noticed any effect on hormone balance or anything else.  It
has
> a bitter, not particularly minty taste.  I suspect that you need worry
> about abortifacent effects only in much larger quantities than anyone
would
> want to eat it--I can't imagine anyone liking bitter that much.
> 
> Elizabeth/Betty Cook
> 
> 
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