Latin, Mentha hircina, M. officinalis, M. viridi aquatica ;
English, Peppermint ;
French, Menthe poivree;
German, Pfefferminze;
Urdu, Podeena.
A perennial, odorous herb with creeping, spreading rhizome,
multiplying by underground shoots. The stem is square, 1 to 3
feet high, somewhat hirsute. The leaves are 2 to 3 inches long,
opposite, petioled, ovate, oblong, rounded, acute, sharply serrate,
dark-green and smooth, above, paler below, with numerous glands,
sparingly pubescent on the nerves. The small, purple flowers appear
during the summer forming mostly terminal, interrupted spikes or
heads.
Found in :-
Europe, many parts of Asia and Africa, Pakistan, India and North America, in low grounds along brooks.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Demeures, J.d.1. Soc. Gal IV. 115, in 1853. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VI. 180 ; X. 578.)
The whole fresh plant.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Mentha piperita, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 400 Cc. | = 500
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Strong alcohol | 635 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part of tincture,
three parts distilled water,
six parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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