pennyroyal oil

volatile oil from leaves of Mentha pulegium & Hedeoma pulegioifed herbs; contains 85% pulegone (a cyclohexanone); RN given refers to cpd with unknown MF; RN in Chemline for terpenes & terpenoids, pennyroyal-oil: 68917-60-2

Networked: 4 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Alleyne, Brendan: 1 article (01/2013)
2.	Askeroglu, Ufuk: 1 article (01/2013)
3.	Guyuron, Bahman: 1 article (01/2013)
4.	Jalili, Jamal: 1 article (01/2013)

Related Diseases

1.	Poisoning 11/01/1996 - "Physicians should consider pennyroyal oil poisoning as a possible cause of hepatic and neurologic injury in infants, particularly if the infants may have been given home-brewed mint teas." 12/28/1979 - "Pennyroyal oil poisoning and hepatotoxicity."
2.	Necrosis 10/01/1987 - "Intraperitoneal injection of R-(+)-pulegone (pulegone), the main constituent of pennyroyal oil, to ddY mice caused extensive liver injury as characterized by an increase in serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) activity and centrilobular necrosis of hepatocytes. "
3.	Multiple Organ Failure (MODS) 11/01/1996 - "Multiple organ failure after ingestion of pennyroyal oil from herbal tea in two infants."
4.	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 01/01/2013 - "The herbal products that may cause hypertension include arnica, bitter orange, blue cohosh, dong quai, ephedra, ginkgo, ginseng, guarana, licorice, pennyroyal oil, Scotch broom, senna, southern bayberry, St. John's wort, and yohimbine. "
5.	Colic (Abdominal Cramps) 11/01/1996 - "A potential source of pennyroyal oil is certain mint teas mistakenly used as home remedies to treat minor ailments and colic in infants. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Yohimbine (Yocon)
2.	Alanine Transaminase (SGPT)
3.	Herbal Teas
4.	angelicae sinensis extract (dang-gui)
5.	pulegone (isopulegone)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Traditional Medicine (Folk Remedies)
2.	Intraperitoneal Injections