Chap. 5 1 y . EngUJh Herbs * 
M’/' ; or, Cat-Mint fniall. 
tttany branches , ^ the tops whereof Jland fmall 
white gaping Flowers, in Spike fajhion like thofe of 
the fir ft, <?/• Common Kind, after which come fmall 
black Seed like as in the other. 
Nep broad Leav'd . 
VI. She fourth , or Strange NeD, or Cat-Mint 
with broad Leaves. It has a long fmall fender 
Root, fpread out into many Branches with feveral 
tibres adjoining to them. From which Root fprings up 
a f l l ua f e hoary Stalk, fpreading into Branches on all 
Sides,. from the bottom almolf to the top-, fet with 
tico Leaves at every Space , which are broader than 
thofe oj the next Kind following , the? not much 
but longer than our firft or Common Nep, dented 
about the edges, and of a hoary green color. The 
Flowers ft and in the /paces about the tops of the 
Stalks, almofi of a pure white color , like in form 
to thoje of our firft Common Nep, but larger 
Mter which comes the Seed, which is aifn black like 
vt : Thcfmelloj the whole Plant, is like wife [iron g- 
er and /harper, and more pleafing than that of our 
Jaid Common fort. 
.VII- The fifth, or Strange Nep or Cat-Mint 
with narrow Leaves. This is a Species of the fame 
Kind with the former, and is like it in its Rant, 
Stalks, Branching out , Lowers, Seed, color, /me/ 7 
and manner of growing, and differs from it in 
nothing but m the Leaves, which are J mailer and nar- 
rower than thofe are. 
VIIL The fixth, or Small Mountain Nep, or 
Cat-Mint. This has a fmall Fibrous Too ly Root 
which fends forth a Plant f mailer than oar third 
Kind or fma 11 Nep aforegoing. It heu /qua, e brown - 
/h Stalks of about a Foot high, fpread ng themfelv • s 
forth into Branches, on which grow J, nailer Leaver* 
than thofe of the former fmall fort, but they ai e 
fomewhat broad , almofi three Jijuare , and hoary 
with all. The blowers are fmall and w hitifh, Jet or 
placed Spike-j ajbion at the Tops oj the Si,Ms and 
Branches , like unto thofe of the Common Kind. 
IX. The Places. The firft grows at,ou. the 
Bordets ot Gardens and Yields (as Gerard lj vs ) 
near to rough Banks, Ditches and Common Ways 
and is delighted in moitt and watery places, from 
whence ic was brought into Gardens. Parkinfort 
lays, that the firlt and lecond grow Wild in other 
Countries, but are Nurlt up with us only in Gar- 
dens, as all the relt are. The third, fourth, and 
fifth grow naturally in Spain , from whence 1 they 
were brought to us in their Seeds; and norwitli 
Handing the coldnels of our Climate, grow here 
to be goodly fort of Plants. The fixth grows in 
Italy, about A'ap/es , from whence the Seed was 
brought hither. 
X. The Times. They all come forth in the 
Spring Seafon, flower in July and Augult, and 
their Seed is ripe foon after. 
XI. The Qualities. Aep or Cat-Mint is hot and 
dry in the third Degree, Aperitve, Ablierfive. 
Alfrmgent Anodyn, Carminative, Digeftive, and 
Traumatick; alio Cephalick, Neurotick, Stoma- 
tick, Hepatick, Cordial, Ptarmick, fnimenago- 
gick, Sudorifick, Alexipharmick , and AnaleD- 
tick. r 
XII. The Specification. It provokes the Terms 
in Women, haftens and facilitates rhe Labor (tops 
Catarrhs and cold thin Rheums, expels Wmd 
gives eafe in the Colick, cures Afthma's or diffil 
cully of Breathing, as alfo Cramps, Convulfi- 
ons, and all cold and moift difaffeaions of the 
Nerves. 
XIII. Tie Preparations. You may have there- 
from, I. A Liquid Juice. 2. An h. fence 3. ran 
Infufion. 4. A Ponder of the Leaves and Heads of 
blowers. 5. A Syrup. 6. A Lotion. 7. An Oint- 
ment or half am. 8. Pejjary. 7. ACataplafm. ro. 
A Dijhlled Water, r 1 . A Spirit. 12 .A Diftillei 
Oil. r 3. A Spirituous Ttnrture. 14. An Acid 
Tintfure. 15. An Oily Ttnlhtre. 
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