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CATMINT NEPFTA CATARIA It is generally used to procure women's courses. A perennial growing to about three feet (90 crn), with broad, soft, white, hairy leaves with a dented border. The flowers are produced in long tufts and are purplish-white. Where to find it: Hedgerows, roadsides, edges of fields, waste ground and in gardens. Flowering time: Midsummer. Astrology: A herb of Venus. Medicinal virtues: To procure women's courses, it is,taken outwardly or inwardly, either alone, or with other convenient herbs in a decoction. The women bathe with the decoction or sit over the hot fumes of it. Its frequent use takes away barrenness and the wind and pains of the mother. Use it for pains in the head, catarrhs, rheums and swimming and giddiness, and for wind in the stomach and belly. It is effectual for cramp or cold aches and for colds, coughs and shortness of breath. The juice drunk in wine is profitable for bruises. The fresh herb, bruised and applied, eases the piles. An ointment for piles is made from the juice.To take away scabs, wash the head or other parts with the decoction. Modern uses: The infusion of Catmint - Catnep tea - is used in fevers to promote perspiration, thus reducing temperature. It is a good remedy for children where there is nervousness, pain or flatulence. The tea is given in doses of two to three teaspoonfuls. It can also be injected into the bowel to relieve colic. It is helpful where there is restlessness, and insomnia. |