46 I. VEGETABLES.— Labiate. 



externally as a rubefacient in rheumatism and other pains of the 

 joints. Root worn round the neck cures scrofulous and scorbutic 

 affections. — Jamaica vervain. Verbena Jamaicensis. Juice, cochl. 

 maj. j. to ij, cathartic, deobstruent, emmenagogue. — Volkameria 

 ine7'mis, Clerodendrum inerme ; — Avicennia resinifera. A, tomentosa. 

 Exude rosins. 



69. LABIATiE. 



Aromatic and heating. 



Sage of virtue, Smallgarden saye. Salvia viriutis, S, hortensis 

 minor, S. officinalis. Heating, sudorific, used in palsy and trem- 

 bling of the nerves ; also cordial, stomachic, stops night sweats, 

 and the flow of milk after weaning : galls, haisonge, eaten. 



Great garden sage, Salvia hortensis major, S. officinalis. — 

 "^ Clary, Sclarea, Salvia sclarea. Added to wine to give the flavour 

 of muscadel. — S. Indica. Herb put in Hindustan into the country 

 beer to improve its flavour. 



PuRPLE-TOP CLARY, Horminum, Salvia hormiuum. — Sage of 

 Crete, S. Cretica ; — Ethiopian sage. Salvia jEthiopica. Excite the 

 nervous system, produce a slight intoxication, used in disorders of 

 the eyes, and are aphrodisiac. 



Wild clary, Ocidus Christi, Salvia verhenaca; — Wild clary, 

 Horminum sylvestre, S. verticillata. Seeds put in the eye become 

 mucilaginous, and thus facilitate the extraction of anything that 

 has got into it. 



Cancer weed, Salvia lyrata. Root leaves bruised used to 

 destroy warts, and in cancerous cases. 



*Rosemary, Rosmarinus, It. officinalis. Flowers, antlios, 

 rorismarini cacumina, cephalic, nervine, cordial, heating, emmena- 

 gogue, and strengthening : infusion promotes the growth of the 

 hair, and gives it a healthy appearance. 



Canadian snake-root, Collinsonia prcecox. Root used for 

 Virginia snake-root. — *Lavander, Lavandula angustifolia, L. 

 spica : — Spike lavander, L. latifolia, Spica vulgaris, L. spica. 

 Flowering tops, lavandulce Jlores, very odoriferous, yield essential 

 oil ; are nervine, antispasmodic, and cephalic. French lavander, 

 Stoechas Arahica, L. stoechas. Has the same qualities, and is also 

 diuretic. 



Curled-leaved mint, Mentha crispa ; — *'Bergamot mint, 

 Mentha odorata ; — * Pepper mint, M. piperis sapore, M. piperita ; 

 — * Horse mint, Merithastrum, Mentha sylvestris ; — * Water mint. 

 Sisymbrium sylvestre, M. aquatica ; — "^ Penny royal, Pulegium, P, 

 vulgare, M. pulegium ; — * Water calamint, Calamintha aquatica, 

 M. arvensis ; — "^^ Spear mint, M. viridis, M. sativa ; — * Bushy red 

 mint, M. balsamina, M. gentilis ; — * Round-leaved horse mint, 

 Mentha sylvestris, M. rotundifolia;--^ Harts penny royal, Pulegium 



