Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Pregnant women were washed in an infusion of it ; a lotion of chervil was used as for cleaning skin ; and it was used medicinally as a blood purifier .
Simplified: Pregnant women were bathed in an infusion of it ; a lotion of it was used as a skin cleanser ; and it was used medicinally as a blood purifier .