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Definition of Hedeoma oil
1. Noun. Aromatic oil from American pennyroyal.
Substance meronyms: American Pennyroyal, Hedeoma Pulegioides, Pennyroyal
Generic synonyms: Oil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hedeoma Oil
Literary usage of Hedeoma oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A French-English dictionary for chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"de hedeoma, oil of hedeoma, oil of pennyroyal. — de lavande, oil of lavender.
essence de menthe poivrée, oil of peppermint. ..."
2. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"... of hedeoma (oil of pennyroyal).— United States Pharmacopoeia. It is often
administered in infusion. Medical Properties and Uses. ..."
3. A Compend of Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Prescription Writing: With by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1906)
"... especially the Pills of Aloes and Iron, ij every 8 hours. Hedeoma, Pennyroyal,—leaves
and tops of Hedeoma pulegioides. Oleum Hedeoma, Oil of Pennyroyal ..."
4. A Companion to the United States Pharmacopoeia by Oscar Oldberg, Otto Augustus Wall (1884)
"... Oil of Hedeoma, Oil of Pennyroyal. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 237.
Has carminative properties, but is seldom or never used internally. ..."
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