2281. Herbs should be gathered on a dry day; they should be immediately well cleansed, and dried by the heat of a stove, or Dutch oven.
2282. The leaves should then be picked off, pounded and sifted, and put away for use.
PROPERTIES AND USES OF VEGETABLES.
2283. Parsley is very cooling and softening.
2284. Catnip is a warm herb, of a diaphoretic or sweating nature.