Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Pennyroyal is a small, strongly scented mint once strewn on floors and rubbed on the skin to drive away fleas and insects. In folk magic it is a herb of travel, peace in the home and protection.

Uses in the Work

Use it in protection, peace in the home and travel charms. Carry it on journeys, add it to floor washes to end quarrels, and place it in the shoe for safe travel. It is used in banishing and to keep unwanted spirits from the home. For external and ritual use only: pennyroyal is toxic if taken internally.

Pairs Well With

Lavender Flowers – 1 oz; Black Velveteen Tool Bag 4″ x 6″; Blessed Thistle – 1 oz

Lore

Pennyroyal was the herb of sailors, carried to prevent seasickness. Pliny said it repelled fleas, which gave it its Latin name Mentha pulegium, from pulex, “flea”. In medieval herbals it was said to “keep away evil”.

What You Receive

In magic it can make a powerful ingredient in strength, protection, and peace spell work. 1oz in cut form with a strong peppermint scent.