140 MINT. 



essence of Pepper Mint is a combination of one part of the oil 

 with about two parts of rectified spirit. 



SPIRIT OF PEPPER-MINT*. 



Take of Oil of Pepper-Mint three drachms ; 



Proof spirit one gallon ; 



Water one pint. 



Mix : then let a gallon distil over a slow fire. [A pound and a half of the 

 dried herb may be substituted for the oil. ] 



A useful carminative in nausea and flatulence, and an 

 adjunct to purgative medicines. Dose from half a drachm to 

 a drachm. 



Spear Mint (Mentha viridis) has very similar properties to 

 the foregoing, but it is less pungent, and to some patients more 

 grateful. It invigorates the stomach, relieves pain and colic 

 arising from spasm, and allays sickness and vomiting proceeding 

 from the same cause. Cullen f observes, that the infusion in 

 warm water agrees better with the stomach than the distilled 

 water, which is often somewhat empyreumatic. The officinal 

 preparations are the same as those of Pepper Mint. A plea- 

 sant conserve may be made with the fresh leaves. 



• Spiritus Menthae Piperitae.— Pharm. Land, et Edin* 

 + Mat. Med. vol. ii. p. 149. 



