DRUGS. 



Mentha saliva. W. Tall red Mint. 



Linn. Syst. Didynaniia Gymnospermia. 



The herb. 



Vernacular. Poodina, Dec. Widdetilam t Tarn. Nana, Hubbuh, 

 Arab. 



Habitat. Temperate Europe and Asia ? 



Remarks. The pivdrj of Hippocrates and Tfeeophrastus according to 

 Sprengel ; but it is very unsafe to identify specifically the sweet herbs of 

 the ancients belonging to one class, and probably they themselves did not 

 recognize the specific differences of modern science. Mr. Waring applies 

 the above eastern synonymes to M. crispa, M. hercynica of Rohling. 



Mentha viridis. Linn. Spear Mint. 



Linn. Syst. Didynaraia QymnoBpermie. % 



The herb. 



Vernacular. Pahari-poodenah, Dec. 



Habitat. Temperate Europe, Himalayas. 



Ocymum Basilicum. W. Common Sweet Basil. 



Linn. Sysl~ Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



The seed. 



Vernacular. Manjirika, Sans. Kalee-tuhee, Hind. Pashanabhcd- 

 die, Babooitulsee, Beng. Nazbo, Sindh. Subze, Dec. Tirnoot- 

 patchie, Tarn. Vepoodipatsa, Rhu-talsi, Rudrajada, Tel. Saw- 

 anda-tala, Cey. Rihan, Shahusferum, Hebuk, Asaba-ul-feteyat 9 

 Badrooj ? Bucklut-ul-zub ? Arab. Deban-shab, Nazbu, Ungoosht- 

 kunee-zuckan, Tureh-khorasani ? Pers. Berunj-mishk ? Vulg. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. The "Q.K.HJLOV of Hippocrates, Theophrastus, and Dioscorides 

 it is believed, and Ocimum of Pliny, but this may well be doubted. 



Ocymum sanctum. W. Purple-stalked Basil. 



Linn. Sy*t. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



The herb. 



Vernacular. Parnasa t Sorasaw, Ajaka, Sans. Kala-tulsi, Hind., 

 Beng. Kural, Beng. Toolsee, Dec. Toolasee, Tain. Niella- 

 tirtooa t Krishna-toolsee, Mai. Vlsee-badrooge t Arab. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. Sacred to Vishnoo, whose followers wear a necklace of its 

 stalks and roots. In the Deccan villages the fair Brahminee may be seen 

 every morning, after having ground the corn and performed her simple toilet, 

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