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Show Ofthe Hiftorie of Plants. 680 1. i Menthafativa rubra. Red Garden Mints. etrcln e 2 Mentha cruciata, fivecripa, Crofle Mint, or curled Mine: Lips 2. Of the Hiftory of Plants. 681 fou re {quare, and thefloures growin eates or {pokie tufts,like thofe of the fecond. $ ts Mentha pi ta altera. The Place. Balfam Mint. Mott vfe to fer Mints in Gardens almoft every where. q The Time, Mints do floure and flourith in Sommer, in Winter the roots onely remaine : being once fet they continue long, and remaine fure and faft in the ground. qj The Names, Mint is called in Greeke iaiquean fweet fmell faith P/my in his hath changed the name among I when as otherwile it fhor called Mint from whence ourold writers haue deriued the name: forifignifieth fweet,and és: {mel: The Apothecartes,[talians,and French men, dokeepe the Latine name Mentha. the Spa- niardsdo call it Yerua buena, and Ortelana: in High Dutch, Qpunts ; in Low Dutch, 9u- tes in Englith,Mint. Thefirft Mint is called in High Dutch, Ztentent sin Low Dutch, Bruyn herliahe : he that wouldtranflate it into Latin,mutt call it Sacra nigricans or the holy blackifh mint:in Englith browne Mint, or red Mint. The fecondis alo called in High Dutch Krauts Diement, krauls wunts,and Krants ballamethacis to fay, catenthaucrata: in French , Beawme crea : in Englith, Croffe- | 3 Mentha Romana. Speare Mint, $ 4 Mentha Cardiatt, Heart Mint. PPAIA | Mint,or curled Mint. The thirdis called of diuers Mentha Sarracenica, Mentha Romana it is called in High Dutch Salfam munts Onlcr frawen munts, Spitser munts, Spitzer valfam sit maybe called wen- thaangu/tifolza that is tofay,Mint with the narrow leafe : and 1n’ Englith, Speare Mint, common £2 den Mint,our Ladies Mint,browne Mint, and Macrell Mint. The fourthis called in High Dutch Hertshraut, as chough itwere tobee named Cardiaca, or Cardtaca Mentha. in Englith, Hart-woort,or Heart-mint + This is the Sifymbrinumfativam of Mat- thiolus and Mentha horten{is altera of Gefner: theItalians call it Sifembrio domeftico,and Balfamita;the GermanesRakenbatfam,- + a GT he Temperature. . Mincis hotanddriein the third degree.It is faith Galen, {orewhatbitter and harth,andit is iner1ourto Calamint, The fmellof Mint, faith Pliny dothftir vp the minde,andthe taitetoa greedy delire tO meat. ; q The Vertues. _ Mintis maruellous wholefome for the ftomacke,it ftaieth the Hicket, parbraking, vomiting & lcowring in che Cholerike afion, if it be taken withtheinice of a foure pomegranate. peth the cafting vp of blond, being giuenwith waterand vineger,as Galen reacheth. in brot h faith Pl wy yi fltaieth the floures, and is fingular good againft the whites,that is to that Mintw hich is defcribed in the firtt place. Foritis found byexperie nce, that manyhaye ~~ this kindeof fiux ftaied by the continuall vfe ofthis onely Mint:the fame being applied to the : ad,or tothe temples,as P/; ay teacheth,doth take awaythe headache. good inft watering cies, and all manner of breakings out in the head,and againft the in- D - fundament,it is a fure remediefor childrens fore heads. pou red into the eares with honieé water, Itis taken inwardly againit Scolopenders,Beare- E 8,Sea-feorpions and ferpents. ee Wee falt to the bitings of mad dogs. Ttwill not fu ffer milke toeruddle $ inter BE tho! } Whaticd?a} Ja < foure.) thereforeit is put in Milke that is dngake for feare that Wea TAKE therco fhould be ftrangled. ; s Se feed sous Gthat by the fame vertuc it isan enemy to generation;by ouerthickning the feed. ke Diofcorides ? LIL 5 |