A low-growing plant from 6 inches to a foot in height with a slender erect much-branched, somewhat hairy and square stem. The leaves are small, thin, and rather narrow. The flowers are hermaphrodite, in small axillary cymules, with small, pale blue, spotted, pubescent stamens; odor mint-like.

Carminative, rubefacient, stimulant (leaves or flowering stems); stimulant, carminative, and emmenagogue (oil); relaxant, stimulant, diffusive (plant); abortifacient, allergenic, analgesic, anesthetic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, antiseptic, decongestant, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, nervine.

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Pulegone, isopulegone, menthol, isomenthone, limonene, piperitone, neomenthol

In the treatment of digestive disorders, colds, whooping cough, painful menstruation and as an aid in childbirth, for sprains, rheumatism, allergy, burn, conjunctivosis, cramps, dysentery, fever, gout, headache, hepatosis, leukorrhea, pertussis, pharyngosis, pneumonia.

Avoid during pregnancy.