OrFIcIAL DruG 
Menthol 
Mentha Viridis 
(Spearmint) 
Oleum Menthz 
Viridis 
Scutellaria 
(Scullcap) 
Thymus (Thyme) 
Oleum Thymi 
Oleum Rosmarini 
Oleum Lavandulz 
ee ee ee eer os 
Cataria 
(Catnep) 
Salvia (Sage) 
UnorriciAL Druc 
Marrubium - 
(Horehound) 
Hedeoma 
(Pennyroyal) 
THE DICOTYLEDONS 
Part Usep 
Alcohol separated 
from vol. oil 
Leaves and tops 
Volatile oil from 
fresh aerial parts, 
of flowering plants 
Overground portion 
Leaves and flower- 
ing tops 
Volatile oil from 
flowering plant 
Volatile oil from 
fresh flowering tops 
Volatile oil from 
fresh flowering tops 
BoTANICAL ORIGIN 
Mentha arvensis 
var. piperascens 
Mentha spicata 
Mentha spicata . 
Scutellaria lateri- 
flora 
Thymus vulgaris 
Rosmarinus 
officinalis 
Lavandula Spica 
Fic. 453.—Catnip (Nepeta Cataria). Note the cordate leaves with crenate 
margins and the spikes of whorled flowers which are white and spotted with purple. 
(Reproduced from U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Publ. 77.) 
Leaves and 
flowering tops 
Leaves 
Leaves and 
flowering tops 
Leaves and 
flowering tops 
Nepeta Cataria 
Salvia officinalis 
Marrubium 
vulgare 
Hedeoma 
pulegioides 
595 
HABITAT 
Europe 
Europe 
Europe 
United States 
and Canada 
Southern Europe 
Mediterranean 
Basin 
Southern Europe 
Europe and Asia 
Southern Europe 
Europe and Asia 
United States 
and Canada 
