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J)hi' 'tic, (liiif'tic. iiiid sedative, ami it a]iiiears to exert a lower- 

 Iiil;- inrtiuiiee upmi tlie heart's actiiut. In lari^e ([iiantilies it 

 must be riLiariled as a diiiLrcidiis jidisoii. 



A decoction of the bark jiossesses valuable therapeutic proper- 

 ties, as a diuretic, and diaphoretic, eilects scarcely to l)e ascribi'd 

 to the volatile oil, inasmuch as nearly, if not the whole of tliis is 

 expelled by boiling. Baron Yon ^Mueller concluded that the 

 bark contained ia all probability an alkaloid, and invc-'iuation 

 ]ivnved tliat tliopo anticipations were well I'lMinded. 'I'd this 

 alkaloid M, N, J. Zeyer nave the name of •• Athernsperniine.'' 



I'rosfKiiflu !•<( Ititiin iiihi's. J,abillardiere — (one of the \\\\ s]iecies 

 of Labiatn*. wliicli attain to la rue arbores(;i'nt urowih ). l''oun<I 

 in Tasmania, Victoria and Xew South Wales. 



Y'ield : lUO lbs. ol' fresh leaves uave 2. (id lluid ouikh's. The 

 oil is a limpid, ureenish-yt How lluid: oiloi', mint-like: t;iste 

 rather mild mint like : after taste not disagreeable. S]HciHt 

 U'l'avitv O.illi'. 



Prosftnitjnr" ydfinnlif'ii/iu — Yield. lOO lbs. of the iVesh herb 

 uave 12.00 fluid mnu-es. This oil in smell and tiste. resemliles 

 the last: in color it is somewhat darker. Specific uravitv O.UH . 



Miiitliii Aiis/ni/is. This plant and the two I'ollowinu are true 

 Mints. Tli'y are all available in veiy consideralde quantity iu 

 Victoria and are also found in New South ^Vales. South Austra- 

 lia and Tasmania. 



Yield: 100 lbs. of the fresh herb -ave IVom l.lO to I). 00 fluid 

 ounces. This oil both in taste and smell scarcely differs from 

 ordimiry oil oi' peppermint, it is however somewhat coarser than 

 the best sam])les of that article. 



Moitltit ijrini(1!jl(ir(i — Yield, 100 lbs. of the fresh hurb aavo 

 5.00 fluid ounces. Thi.s oil ha.s a fiery, bitter and niiph asant 

 nauseous taste, to<ietlier with the characteristic aftertaste: and, 

 except for medicinal purpo.ses, could not be used as a substitute 

 for common peppermint. Specific gravity 0.924. 



Mrnfh'i ffrarlUs^ — Yield, 100 lbs. of the fresh herb gave 3.00 

 fluid ounces. This oil in its properties niore closely resembles 

 the M. Australis than the M. grandiflora. Its odor is like that 



