The Mint intended in this Recipe is the common Spear-mint, an Account of which has already been given, Page 137.
Take of dry Spear-mint Leaves fourteen Pounds, Proof Spirit ten Gallons and a Half, Water two Gallons; draw off ten Gallons by a gentle Heat. You may dulcify it with Sugar if required.
Mint Water is greatly recommended by the learned Boerhaave and Hoffman, against Vomitting, Nauseas, and the Cholic.