HORSEMINT, ENGLISH HORSENETTLE. 137 



has also a reputation as an emmenagogue. The dose 

 is a wineglassful several times daily. 



Preparation Oil (Oleum Monardce) U.S. P., 1870 : 

 Dose, 2-10 drops. 



Distinctive character Leaves opposite, stalked, 

 lanceolate, about 2 inches long, toothed, nearly smooth, 

 flowers in axillary tufts, with sessile yellow and purple 

 bracts, and a tubular five-toothed downy calyx. Corolla 

 two-lipped yellow, with purple spots and two stamens. 

 Taste, pungent, bitterish. Odour, recalling that of 

 Thyme. 



HORSEMINT, ENGLISH. Mentha sylvestris, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 

 Part used Herb. 



Action Carminative, stimulant. 



Distinctive character Leaves opposite, nearly 

 sessile, ovate lanceolate, serrate, silky beneath, flowers 

 labiate, arranged in axillary clusters crowded into linear 

 spikes, bracts subulate. Taste and odour resembling 

 that of garden mint (Mentha viridis, L.). 



HORSENETTLE. Solatium Carolinense, Linn. 



N.O. Solanactct, 

 Syn. Bullnettle, Sandbrier, Treadsoft, Treadsaf. 



Parts used Berries, root. 



Action Antispasmodic, sedative. This plant has 

 lately come into prominence as a remedy in infantile 

 and hysterical convulsions, but chiefly in epilepsy and 

 paroxysms connected with menstrual derangements. 

 The dose of the berries has been given as 5-60 grains, 

 and of the root from 10 grains to 2 drachms. 



Distinctive character Root cylindrical, smooth, 

 with a few slender rootlets, in pieces of 4-6 inches long, 



