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Infants have also eaten lead chips for years.  before Roe, Pennyroyal was 
used for self-induced abortion.  I'm no expert like Roxanne or sage, but the 
fact that folk remedies were used  (maybe within unrecognized cognitive or 
other deleterious side affects) has no bearing on whether it is , today, a 
good idea.  doctors didn't wash their hands bewtween surgical procedures on 
patients for centuries, either.  That doesn't mean it is smart practice 
today................................

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--- On Fri, 1/16/09, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:

> From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Natural insect repellents
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 9:48 AM
> > >These are safe when applied to the skin, but should
> not be taken  
> > internally without the advice of a professional. 
> Pennyroyal, in  
> > particular, is highly toxic if ingested.
> > 
> 
> Yeah.  I always consult "professionals" about
> such things.  You are almost 
> always guaranteed to get a straight knowledgeable answer
> from them.   
> 
> Pennyroyal, (in the South pronounced "pennyrile")
> has been given to infants 
> for hundreds of years for the collic.  Makes one wonder
> about the definition of 
> "highly toxic".
> 
> 
> James
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