Rue
the genus Ruta. The common rue is R. graveolens, a half-shrubby plant, of a fetid odor and an acrid taste. The bluish - green leaves are pinnate, the flowers yellow; a native of southern Europe, but grown in gardens in the East and West Indies, the United States, etc.
Rue oil is a powerful topical stimulant, an anti-spasmodic and an emmenagogue.
It is used internally in flatulent colic, hysteria, epilepsy, etc., and as an enema, and externally as a rubefacient.