MINT Mentha piperita, L.( P. A. Volkova, Dikorastushie, Moscow, 1962)
Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of whole plant; dilutions of essence— Cough( dry), Headache, Hoarseness, Influenza, Pruritus, Throat( sore), Voice( weakness of). Russian Experience: Miatta, Mentol, common names for Russian Peppermint. Mint does not grow wild in their country but together with U. S. A., Japan, Italy and France, Russia is among the largest producers of Peppermint for industrial and medical purposes. Clinically and Home Medicine: The leaves, oil and menthol are used as Anodyne for headaches, Stomach trouble— gas, bloating, wind, heartburn— Toothache, Antiseptic, inflammations of Lungs, Bronchitis, Sinus, Throat( sore), Colds. Relaxant and Antispasmodic to stop vomiting, nausea, indigestion( Nastoika with vodka). It is useful for sea-sickness, dizziness, diaphoretic, and to promote bile. Used in many compounds as Aromatic, Carminative, Tonic, Relaxant, in the form of teas, tablets, oil, extract( Saratov University, 1965). Industrial: Agro-Technics have details and mechanized procedure of Mint plantations in many parts of European Russia and Bello-Russia. Cultivation was started in the eighteenth century in the Medical Botanics Gardens, for medical purposes only. Today, after much experience, we learn Mint is cultivated through propagation, as seeds require especially favourable conditions and still only a small percentage will thrive. For 1 acre they can collect, on an average, 1,000 – 2,000 lb. of dry herb, which is cut first in July – August, the flowering season. In some districts it can be cut once again before the frost comes.
MOTHERWORT
Leonurus cardiaca, L.( N. O.: Labiatae)
Common Names: Lion’ s Tail, Lion’ s Ear, Throwwort. Features: There are about ten Eurasian species of this plant, three of them having been introduced into North America from Europe. The genus is of the mint family( Labiatae). Motherwort is an exotic perennial plant found growing in pastures and fields, flowering, with pink or white flowers in dense auxiliary whorls, from May to September. The upper lip of the corolla is shaggy; the calyx has stiff teeth. The rigid stem grows up to 5 ft., bearing some resemblance to Horehound, but has much longer and darker leaves. Medicinal Parts: The tops and leaves. Solvents: Water, alcohol. Bodily Influence: Antispasmodic, Emmenagogue, Nervine, Laxative.