H FAMILY HERBAL. 



Calamint, Calamintlia. 



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A COMMON wild plant of great virtues, but 

 too mucli neglected. It is frequent by our 

 hedges^ and in dry places, and is a very robust 

 herb. It is eight or ten inches highj and h^s 

 roundish dark green leaves, and white flowers. 

 The stalks are square, and very much branched : 

 the leaves are of the bigness of a man's thumb- 

 nail, somewhat hairy, and slightly indented about 

 the edges. The flowers stand in little clusters 

 surrounding the stalks, aiid are of a whitish co- 

 lour, a little tinged with purplish. The root is 

 composed of a few fibres. Calamint should be ga^ 

 thered when just coming into flower, and careful" 

 ly dried ; it is afterwards to be given iu the man- 

 ner of tea, and it will do great service in weak- 

 nesses of the stomach, and in habitual colics. 

 I have known eff'ectual and lasting cures performed 



by it. 

 Penny-royal Calajiint. Calamintlia odort 



pulegji- 



A LITTLE plant of the same kind with the 

 cther^ and found in the same places^ but more com- 

 mon. It is a foot high : the stalks are robust 

 and firm ; the leaves are small^ and of a whitish 

 green colour, and more hairy than in the other: 

 the flowers are small and white, with a tinge of 

 purple ; the plant grows more erect and is less 

 branched than the other; and it has a very strong 

 and nut a very agreeable smell ; the other is strong- 

 scented and pleasant 



This is to be preserved dry as the otherj and 

 taken in the same manner. It is excellent against 

 itopages of the mcnscsj an d^ if taken constantly* 

 will bring them to a regular course. 



