ECHIALS. 219 LABIATES. 
labitat. Meadows, rare. ee 
wality, Aromatic, carminative, stomachic, s ant. See 
s. Against flatulence, nausea, colic, &e.—Peppermint is an aromatic se pe i 
the most pleasant of all the mints. It is employed principally to expel pies 
cover the unpleasant taste of other medicines, and to relieve nausea an eriping 
pains of the alimentary canal. The volatile oil is sometimes See as an . 
_ Spasmodic ; it is what gives their flavour to peppermint lozenges.—Pereira. 
_M. Pulegium Linneus—(PexnyroyaL.) Fig. 296. ‘ ree 
ems prostrate ;- leaves elliptical, obtuse, nearly entire ; verticillasters 
_ remote, axillary; calyx, when in fruit, closed by a ring of hairs. 
labitat, Moist heaths and 
downs. 
Quality. Aromatic, carminative, 
eee, antispasmo- 
(a 
88. Obstructed menstruation, 
hysteria, hooping cough. 
; Hyssorus. Linneus. 
Stamens straight, diverging, 
4 Calyx with 15 ribs. 
H. officinalis Linneus.— 
(Hyssor.) 
ves lanceolate, entire ; 
flowers in one-sided 
__Yerticillate racemes. 
Habitat, South of Europe. 
- Stimulating, stomachic, 
carminative, 
. Against flatulence and in 
hysterical complaints. 
~Meussa. Linneus. 
Stamens ascending, 4. Ca- 
lya ribbed, bilabiate. 
Tube of corolla longer 
_ than calyx, without an 
ring. 
_ (Bata.) icillasters secund ; 
aves ovate, crenate-serrate, the lower cordate ; — 
bracts ovate. 
abitat, South of Europe. 
wty. Stimulant, tonic, + jn amenorrhoea and 
*¢8. Balm-tea as & diaphoretic jin fevers ; an emmenagogue ; } = 
chlorosis ; as an exhilarating drink ; in hypochondriasis. 
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