MINT. 41 



This mint is esteemed by some to be an 

 excellent remedy for the stone and gravel ; 

 which seems to be very probable, for, be- 

 sides its heat and biting, it has also a very 

 discernible nitrous taste.* 



Its stomachic, antispasmodic, and carmi- 

 native qualities render it useful in flatulent 

 colics, hysteric affections, retchings, and other 

 dyspeptic symptoms, in which it acts as a 

 cordial, often affording immediate relief. 

 The essence of peppermint was formerly 

 thought an elegant medicine. 



Bergamot mint, Odorata, is only cultivated 

 for pleasure. 



The mint, Mentha aquatica, growing in 

 watery places, is said to relieve the head-ache, 

 if the leaves are applied to the forehead ; as 

 also the sting of bees and wasps. Mints of 

 all kinds are thought destructive to worms. 

 It is a common practice to rub the inside of 

 bee-hives with mint and honey, or sugar, be- 

 fore the swarm is covered with it, as it is 

 supposed to attach them to the new hive. 



* Miller, Bot. Off. 



