Diseases, Dose, etc.—Use infusion freely. Dose of oil two to five drops. For menstrual troubles, checked lochia and perspiration, take a hot foot bath in bed and drink freely of the tea until sweating occurs. It is frequently taken at bedtime for painful menstruation, etc.
PEPPERMINT. Mentha Piperita.
Internally, used for.—Tone stomach, colic, spasms, or cramps in stomach, to check nausea and vomiting.
Externally, used for.—Fresh herb bruised and laid over the abdomen, to allay sick stomach and diarrhea of children.
Part used.—The whole herb.
Gather.—Early autumn.
Flowers (when).—July to September.
Grows (where).—Native of England, cultivated here and grows wild in wet places.
Prepared (how).—Essence, oil; infusion made by adding one ounce of herb to a quart of boiling water and steep.
Disease, Dose, etc.—One to two ounces of infusion at a dose. The best form is the essence or oil. Dose of the essence five to ten drops; of oil one to five drops. It should be used carefully.