CALAMINT
(Calamintha incana)
Appearance
A low aromatic perennial with tetragonal stems covered in
whitish hairs. Leaves rounded and hairy on both surfaces with a very
strong aroma. From June to December pink or mauve flowers with purplish
nerves and a tubular shape appear.
Habitat
Grows on dry rocky ground, fallow fields, roadsides and
occasionally on sand dunes or by dried up streams and irrigation channels
from sea-level to 4,900 ft.
Uses & Properties
A Cypriot folk remedy for nephritis and other kidney
disorders is, "boil one handful of dry leaves in one oke of water
administer by mouth four times a day to sufferer for at least one week".
Kidney pain and colics can also be treated by rubbing externally with boiled
or hot leaves.
