SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #2587
Susan Fox-Davis
selene at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 12 12:05:34 PDT 2000
Nisha Martin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you get the chance to taste pennyroyal, do (unless
> you're pregnant,
> of course. Better safe than sorry.)
>
> Yes, it's definately an herb to avoid during
> pregnancy. It is an old herbal remedy to start a
> sluggish period, and in enough quantity can produce a
> miscarriage. Tansy is another to avoid during
> pregnancy, for the same reason
> Nisha
I got very, very sick taking too much pennyroyal and tansy once. Let's just say
I was young and stupid. Nausea that wouldn't stop, and as it turned out I
wasn't pregnant anyway. Pennyroyal does have a very nice taste, but I've no
taste for it anymore.
Selene
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