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Felter's Materia Medica on Mentha Viridis

MENTHA VIRIDIS
   The leaves and tops of Mentha spicata, Linné (Mentha viridis, Linné).... / The leaves and tops of Mentha spicata, Linné (Mentha viridis, Linné). (Nat. Ord. Labiatae.) Wild in Europe, and introduced into. the United State......ted. Dose, 60 to 120 grains. Common Name: Spearmint. Principal Constituents.—A volatile oil (Oleum Mentha Viridis), resin, and gum. Preparations.—1. Oleum Menthae Viridis, Oil of Spearmint. Dose, 1... / ...of urine, and scalding of urine, with difficult micturition.1


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.