. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. LABIATAE —MINT FAMILY 709 pf very wide distribution. Many of these plants are used in medicine. Lav- ender (Lavandula vera) of the mountain regions of northern and eastern Europe, is cultivated for the oil of lavender, much used in perfume and con- tains linalool and geraniol. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) a fragrant perennial plant of Europe is used by confectioners and in the manufacture of perfumed soap. The volatile oil contains car
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. LABIATAE —MINT FAMILY 709 pf very wide distribution. Many of these plants are used in medicine. Lav- ender (Lavandula vera) of the mountain regions of northern and eastern Europe, is cultivated for the oil of lavender, much used in perfume and con- tains linalool and geraniol. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) a fragrant perennial plant of Europe is used by confectioners and in the manufacture of perfumed soap. The volatile oil contains carvol Cj^^H^^O. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) a native to Europe and naturalized in North America, is cultivated in New York and Michigan for the manufacture of peppermint oil. It contains a vol- atile oil and menthol C^^HjuO, and is used for flavoring mutton and sweet- meats and as a cordial. It is a stimulant. The Japanese peppermint is ob- tained from M. arvensis var. piperascens. Pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegium), native to Europe, is used for the same purposes for which peppermint is used. Garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a small erect woody shrub of southern Europe; it is fragrant, has a pungent taste and contains thymol Cj^^jH^ ON, which is used as an antiseptic. It also contains cymcne, horneol, and linalool. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), an evergreen shrub of Europe, is chiefly used as a perfume. This and Lavandula Spica both contain borneol Cj^H^ O, one of the pinene group of terpenes and camphene. Germander (Teucrium canadense) is a stimulant and has aromatic properties. Horse mint (Monarda fistulosa) is a stimulant and is used to remove colic pain. Oswego tea (Monarda didyma) is used as a substitute for tea, and catnip is used for the same pur- pose. M. punctata contains thyinol, carvacrol, etc. Horehound (Marruhium wigare), a perermial weed native to Europe, is a stimulant and tonic and is. also slightly laxative. It contains the bitter principle marrubin. Sweet ba
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