[Sca-cooks] RE: Sca-cooks digest, Vol 1 #2124 - 16 msgs

[Patricia Collum]

I have yet to see a period recipe that calls for pennyroyal, but I haven't
been looking that long. Because of the fact that dosages are only
guidelines, and different people react differently to new substances, I
would definately look up in a modern herbal any of the uncommon ingredients
with possible medicinal components. Then an ingrediant warning needs to be
made and those items need to be reserved for A&S, not feasts where the
average person may not take time to look at the ingredients. Try
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html on-line.

Cecily
Atenveldt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Traber" <marilyn.traber.jsfm at statefarm.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:10 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] RE: Sca-cooks digest, Vol 1 #2124 - 16 msgs


> But then the question begs -
> Of the herb forms, what is the dosage for medical use.
> How does this dosage differ from the amount used for culinary purposes
[say,
> .5 to 1 tsp per 8 servings seems to be a common 'culinary' quantity for
many
> herbs.]
>
> Of these herbs in the essential oil form, what is the dosage for medical
> use?
> Is there any culinary use for these herbs in the essential oil form [for
> pennyroyal, I can see using the oil extract in pommanders for flea and
moth
> abatement, but I can't see any culinary use for them.]
> margali
>
>
> the quote starts here:
>  and found that rue and pennyroyal herbs
> were not significantly effective but that oil of rue and oil of pennyroyal
> (the 19th century abortifacents) did have some small effect.  I believe
> the article in question (I'm looking at the OCLC record for the books) is
> "Pharmacological properties of emmenagogues: a biomedical view" by
> Stefania Siedlecky
>
> So I still wouldn't cook with it for general consumption-- or with
> pennyroyal-- but for an A&S entry, CLEARLY LABELLED, it seems like it
> might be ok.
>
> -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
> --
>
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