( «* 6 ) 
200 . 
Ca la-mint ( Calamintha ) whofe Leaf (for the 
Boot is never ufed) confifls of very fubtil, volatile 
Parts *, it is more hot and pungent than Mint. It 
is chiefly ufed for the Stomach and Uterus. It pro- 
vokes Urine and Menfes , opens Obflrudiions of the 
.Liver, and is good in a Cough *, and whether it be 
infufed in Wine, or its Powder drank in Wine, it 
difeufies Flatufes. Some ufe it for Shortnefs of 
Breath, bilious Gripes in the Belly and Stomach, 
and for the yellow Jaundice : Taken in Wine it 
itays Vomiting ; or with Honey and Salt, drank 
in Whey, kills Worms in the Belly. A Poultife of 
the Herb, or Juice applied, cures the Leprofy. A 
Pefifary of it brings down the Menfes. A Decodtion 
of the green Herb in Wine, the Liquor ufed in a 
Fomentation, and the boil’d Herb applied in a 
Poultife, cures black and blue Marks of the Skin 
and Face. Its Decodtion drank, and a Poultife of the 
frefh Herb, applied daily for fome Time,, cures the 
Sciatica. Its Juice ? drop’d into the Ears, kills 
Worms there. Its Decodtion in Wine, drank, pro- 
vokes Sweat, and opens Obftrudtions of the Liver 
and Spleen. After the Body has been duly purged, 
the Ufe of this Herb cures Tertians. Its Decodlion, 
drank with Sugar, helps the Overflowing of the 
Gall, old Coughs, Shortnefs of Breath, Hardnefs 
of the Spleen, or cold Diforders of the Bowels *, for 
which Diforders, its Infufion, Syrup,' Decodtion, 
or Juice, are good. The low Cala-mint is very 
Opening, Cleanfing, and Vulnerary ; it expels 
Urine and Gravel ; it is bed: taken in Broth and 
powdered Sugar, or in its own diftilPd Water. It 
is taken in Broth and Ptifans by Confumptive Peo- 
ple, and fuch as make purulent Urine ; it heals 
Ulcers. It is ufed in Extract, Syrup, Conferve, 
