The rue is one of the most important herbs of pharmacy. The smell is very intense and for many is even ugly. It is considered that repels cats and dogs but many people place it outside their door on purpose to throw away the negative energy. The rue's use must be very measured because its essential oil may cause local irritation and blisters. Because of its capacity to stimulate uterine contractility and cause the bleeding, it can become a possible "abortifacient". The ancients used the rue with a lot of attention against the nerve diseases, hysteria, epilepsy , chorea and even as a diuretic and emmenagogue. In homeopathy, the essential oil which extracted from the plant, is used against rheumatisms and neuralgia.
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