Pennyroyal book

Pennyroyal book

Abortifacient

A handy little booklet for users inside of Chichester's English Pennyroyal Pills, Philadelphia, PA. Contains etiquette for the young lady, and calendar for the years 1902 to 1905. Practically have been pinned pages of wax paper on which to keep his stock up on stamps and could easily replace if necessary. Pennyroyal (German: pennyroyal) always stood with the underbelly of the women in the context, was processed in love potions, was an obscene metaphor for the pubic hair the woman and a symbol illicit sexuality. Even in ancient times it was known as a strong abortifacient. Drunk they should promote menstruation, the afterbirth and expel the fetus. Even against abdominal pains she was used. Further information: In Cyprus and in the Atlas Mountains, the folk medicine use of Pennyroyal has held until today. Especially in Anglo-Saxon and Welsh medical books that pennyroyal has been hailed as a royal remedy and 'pulegium regium' called. About 'pulioll-Royall' has become 'pennyroyal' ground in the English finally this. There Pennyroyal' tablets were 'up in the middle of the 20th century and widely known. However, since the cancellation was prohibited, they were sold under social codes, as 'women's diseases'.

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