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MELISSA CALAMINTHA

\məlˈɪsə kˌalɐmˈɪnθə], \məlˈɪsə kˌalɐmˈɪnθə], \m_ə_l_ˈɪ_s_ə k_ˌa_l_ɐ_m_ˈɪ_n_θ_ə]\

Definitions of MELISSA CALAMINTHA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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This plant smells like wild mint, though more agreeably. It is used, popularly, as a tea in dyspepsia; flatulent colic; hysteria; uterine obstructions, &c.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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