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Mentha pulegium L.
Lamiaceae
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Mentha pulegium L. [Unverified]

Lamiaceae

Common names Pennyroyal; squaw mint; mosquito plant
Habit Herb
Habitat Fields, roadsides, stream banks, margin of swampy areas, terrestrial
Locality Atok, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Collected by Pamela L. Cabanela
Ethnobotanical uses MEDICINAL: used as a menstrual flow stimulant, relieves flatulence, treats colds and influenza, treats smallpox and tuberculosis; OTHERS: used to eradicate pests;
Notes It is highly toxic; leaves are aromatic especially when crushed
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