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is, firlt in the Leaves , which are almoft as round 
as thofe, but more rough or crumpled: then, in 
the Flowers, which are of a pur plirfl color, Hand- 
ing in Bundles about the tops, of the Stalks, and 
laltly in the fmell thereof ; this being full as fvreet 
as any of them , but fmellihg more like unto; 
Baton/, or rather coming near to the fmell of an 
Orange , for which realbn, Lome Ftopie gave it the 
Name of Orange Mint. 
VIII. The filth, .or Great Curled Mint ol Ger- 
many. fi’ic excellent Plant creeps call its Roots , 
ns the other Mints do , from whence Spring forth 
feveral high- Stalks', which /fried tbenifclves out 
into Branches , with two Leaves at every Joint , 
fomething broad and large, but more deeply cut in 
on the edges, and'asitwerecurled'or crumpled toge- 
ther, more t Spec Lilly the lower Leaves; for thofe 
which rife up with the Stalk, are not fo much 
torn or cut in on the edges, but are a little deeper 
dented than the former. The Flowers Hand rounder, 
and in fomewhat larger fpiky Heads than others, 
and are of a palepurplilh color. The fmell hereof is 
fweet and pleafaif , but not fo quick or hot as 
fome of the former Kinds. 
IX. T be Places. All thefe Ibrts of Mints grow 
in Gardens, in mod places throughout the King- 
dom, and delight in the 'Sun, and in a rich and 
fat Soil 5 yet will grow alfo in lhady Places. 
X. The Times. They all Flower about the be- 
ginning of Align] 1 for the moil part, but feldom 
give any good Seed ; but make a recompence ano- 
ther way, by the encreafe of the Root; which as 
it lives all Winter, fo it continues long, and ad- 
vances its -Stock fo plentifully, that being once 
Planted in a Garden, it will be difficult to get rid 
of it again, every fmall bit of it being left in the 
Ground, Springing up afreth in a fmall time after. 
XI. The Vitalities. Mint is hot and dry in the 
third Degree; Aperitive, Abfterfive, Allringent, 
Anodyn, Carminative, Digeftive, Difculirve, Diu- 
retick, Cephalick, Neurotick, Stomatick, Cordial, 
Sudorifick, Alexipharmick, and Spermatogenetick. 
XII. The specification. It cures Vomiting, Green 
Wounds, Punfbures of the Nerves and Tendons, 
Convulfions, Palfie, Lethargy, provokes the Terms, 
and facilitates the Birth, of Women in Labor, 
helps the Headach, provokes Urine, and gives eafe 
in the Stone, Gravel, Strangury, and other Difeafes 
of the Reins and Bladder. 
XIII. The Preparations. Tort may have there- 
from , l. A Juice of the whole Plant, i. An 
Effence of the fame. ;. A-Syrup. 4. A Deeoltion 
or Infufion. A P under of the Leaves and 
He itds when in blower. 6. A Decoded or Inflated 
Oil. 7. An Ointment. 8. A Balfam. 9. A Cats- 
pla/m. 10. A Difti/led Water from the whole 
Plant when in flower. 11. A Spirit. 1;. An OH 
Dift.il/ei, 17. A Balfam Cbymical. 14. A Spiri- 
tuous TinUure. 15. An Acid Tmffure. 16. An 
Oily Tincture. 17. A Saline TittOure. 18. IV- 
teftates or Powers. 19. An Elixir. 20. A Salt 
by Incineration. 21. A Mixture. 22. A Sawce 
or Sa/let. 2j. Obfcrvaticns. 
The Virtues. 
XIV. The Liquid Juice. Dio/corides fays, that 
if it is mixt with Vinegar and taken, it will 
flop Bleeding; and I have found by Obfervati- 
on that . fo taken it, will Hop Vomiting, 
tho’ never fo extream; mixt with a Syrup of 
Mint, and a few Grains c-f Long Pepper, it is 
not only extreamly Stomachical , but alfo provokes 
Venery or Bodily Lull exceedingly, and to 
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kill long, round Worms in the Stomach and Guts. 
Mixt with the Juice of Sower Yomgranats , it flops 
the Hiccough, Vomiting, and Fainting, and allays 
the heat and violence of Choler. Some Authors 
fay that it flops the Courfes in Women : bur 1 
have found by great Experience, that it on the 
contrary powerfully provokes them, facilitates the 
Birth, and brings away the A*fter- Birth, as alfo the 
Dead C hild. Dole from an Ounce to 4 Ounces, 
either alone, or mixt vyith a Glafs of Wine, or 
with its proper Syrup : as an Errhine, it Purges 
the Head. 
_ XV. The E fence. It has all the Virtues of the 
Juice, befits which, being Dulcified with its proper 
Syrupy or mixt with a Glafs of Canary (from one 
Ounce to three) it prevails againfl all cold and moift 
Dilfempers of the Breft and Lungs, as Loathing, 
Sicknefs at Heart, Pain of the Stomach, want 
of Appetite, Indigeftion, Coughs, Colds, Rheums, 
ihortnefs of Breath, difficulty of Breathing, Hoarf- 
nels, Wheeling, &c. Bathed upon the Forehead 
and Temples, it safes their Pains : and is good to 
wafh the Heads of Young Children, to take away 
all manner of breakings out thereon, as Scurff. 
Morphew, Pimples, Sores, Scabs, (jc. Taken 
with ;o or 4.C Drops of Our Stomach Tintture , or 
with 2 or ? Drops the Chymeal Oil of Mint , it is 
good againfl the Poyfon of Venomous Creatures. 
Taken to 2 or 4 Ounces, it flops Bleeding atNofe, 
and provokes V enery admirably : Dropt into the 
Ears, it eafes their Pains. 
XVI. The Syrup. It is Stomatick, and Pe£lo- 
ral, good againfl Coughs, Colds, Hoarfnefs, 
Wheezing, Atthma’s, and other Diftempers of the 
Breft and Lungs. Dofe 2 or 3 Spoonfuls in a Glafs 
of White Tort or Lisbon Wine Morning and 
Night : fo taken it opens ObftruUions of the 
Reins, Ureters, and Bladder, gives cafe in the 
Strangury, and expels Sand, Gravel, Stones and 
Tartarous Matter •, and is much more powerful for 
thele Intentions, being taken mixt with an equal 
part or more of the Juice or Effence. 
XVII. The Deco ff ion or Infufion. They have 
both of them the Virtues of the Liquid Juice , 
Effence and Syrupy and may be taken from 4 to 8 
Ounces or more. Morning, Noon or Night, 
fweetned with Syrup of Mint : the Infufion is 
the Stronger of the two (becaufe by its Decoding 
it loofes many of its Volatile parts) and it ought 
to be made in fome Generous fort of Wine, as 
White Port or Lisbon , in Alicant , Barcelona , or 
Canary , &c. 
XVI II. The Touder of the Leaves and Tie ads. 
It is very Stomatick, and may be given from half 
a Dram to a Dram. It flits up Lufl^ and taken 
with Oxycrate it flops Vomiting of Blood. It is 
good againfl Pain and Gnawing at the Stomach, 
and provokes Appetite : taken after Eating , it 
helps Digeftion, expels Wind, and is good for 
fuch as are troubled with the Spleen. 
XIX. The Decolled or Infohted Oil. It is good 
againfl Pains and Aches in any part, proceeding 
Irom Cold : and taken inwardly a Spoonful or two 
at a time, it is good againfl Coughs, Colds, 
Wheezings, Adfhma s, &c. arid-open all Obftrutti* 
ons of the Lungs ^ and if give# in time is preva- 
lent againfl Sritehes in the fide, Pleurifies, Cfc. 
XX. The Ointment. It cures Wouhdsand Ulcers, 
old and running Sores, and is good to Anoint any old 
PainorAch in any parr of the Body : it is an Excel- 
lent thing to Anoint with in the Hemorrhoids or 
Piles, as alfo againfl Ficus in Ano : and put up the 
Fundament (being melted) in a Cfyfter , it is good 
againfl a Tcnafmus z and the Weaknels of the In- 
tefUmtm Rdhinu 
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