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'''Hedeoma pulegioides''' is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Painful menstruation}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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'''Pudding grass''', commonly (European) '''pennyroyal''', also called '''squaw mint, mosquito plant and Mentha pulegium''', 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. Pennyroyal is a traditional culinary herb, folk remedy, and abortifacient. The essential oil of pennyroyal is used in aromatherapy, and is also high in pulegone, a highly toxic volatile organic compound affecting liver and uterine function.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}
  
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== Uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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*Pennyroyal was commonly used as a cooking herb by the Greeks and Romans. The ancient Greeks often flavored their wine with pennyroyal.
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==Common names==
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*Pennyroyal is used to make herbal teas, which, although not proven to be dangerous to healthy adults in small doses, is not recommended, due to its known toxicity to the liver.
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{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
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*It has been traditionally employed as an emmenagogue (menstrual flow stimulant) or as an abortifacient.
 
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*Pennyroyal is also used to settle an upset stomach and to relieve flatulence.
 
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*The fresh or dried leaves of pennyroyal have also been used when treating colds, influenza, abdominal cramps, and to induce sweating, as well as in the treatment of diseases such as smallpox and tuberculosis, and in promoting latent menstruation.
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
  
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* '''English''' - pudding grass
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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{{Habit|Seeds}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|The opposite leaves are about 1" long and ¼" across; they are elliptic, oblong-lanceolate, or oblong-oblanceolate in shape. The margins of the leaves are smooth or they have a few blunt teeth toward their tips. The petioles of the leaves are short and slender. The leaves have a strong medicinal-mint scent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Verticillaster|White or violet|2|Small axillary clusters of 1-4 flowers are produced from the base of each middle to upper leaf. Each flower is about ¼" long and half as much across, consisting of a 2-lipped tubular corolla, a tubular calyx with 5 teeth, 2 stamens, and a 4-celled ovary with a single style. The corolla is white or blue-violet with a contrasting color near its throat. Along the outer rim of the corolla, there is an upper lobe, 2 lateral lobes, and a lower lobe; they are short and rounded (although not always well-defined). The hairy ridged calyx has 3 upper triangular teeth and 2 lower teeth that are slender-lanceolate.}}
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{{Fruit|Nutlet||At maturity, each fertile flower is replaced by 4 nutlets|This wildflower reproduces by reseeding itself. It occasionally forms colonies at favorable sites|}}
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===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
  
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==Where to get the saplings==
  
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==Where to get the saplings==
 
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Pennyroyal can be propagated from seed, cuttings or spring division. The seed needs light to germinate but grows quickly once it sprouts. Plant them in prepared seed beds outside after all danger of frost. Sow the seed on the surface of the soil and mist the bed to moisten it. Keep it moist and germination should occur in two weeks.
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Prefers a sunny position in a well-drained acidic soil of low to moderate fertility.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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{{Commonly seen|Dry soils}}, {{Commonly seen| Open woods}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="Leaf">https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/am_pennyroyal.htm "Plant description"]</ref>
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"><ref name="Leaf">https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/pennyroyal/growing-pennyroyal.htm "Growing"]</ref>
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Hedeoma+pulegioides Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
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* https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/cook/HEDEOMA_PULEGIOIDES.htm
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* [https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hedeoma/pulegioides/ Hedeoma pulegioides on nativeplanttrust.org]
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* http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/h/hedeo.htm
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* [https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hedeoma+pulegioides Hedeoma pulegioides on pfaf.org]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 15 May 2020

Pudding grass

Hedeoma pulegioides is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Digestive disorders, Colds, Whooping cough, Painful menstruation.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Seeds

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a sunny position in a well-drained acidic soil of low to moderate fertility.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry soils, Open woods.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. ↑ [Chemistry]
  3. ↑ [Morphology]
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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