Which monoterpene found in pennyroyal oil is responsible for it’s pulmonary and hepatotoxic effects?
Pulegone
Anderson IB, Mullen WH, Meeker JE, Khojasteh-BakhtSC, Oishi S, Nelson SD, Blanc PD. Pennyroyal toxicity: measurement of toxic metabolite levels in two cases and review of the literature. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Apr 15;124(8):726-34. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-8-199604150-00004. PMID: 8633832.
Contributed by: Florida/USVI Poison Information Center-Jacksonville Toxicology Fellowship
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