CUNILA

(Lat.), n. f. Ku2(ku4)-ni(ne)'la. Fr., cunile. 1. Of Pliny, a species of Origanum. [A, 318.] 2. A genus of the Labiatce. [A, 385.] C. bubula. The Origanum vulgare. [B, 88, 180 (a, 24).] C. gall in ace a. The Origanum heracleoticum. [B. 88 ] C. mariana [Linnaeus]. Fr., cunile de Marie. American dittany. The whole herb is aromatic and fragrant, and is used in infusion as a febrifuge. The e ential oil is rubefacient, carminative, and diaphoretic. IB, 5, 34, 173, 180 (a, 24).] C. micrantha [Bentham]. A species used in Brazil a_s a remedy in catarrh and chronic bronchitis, [a, 22.] C. pulegioides. The Hedeoma pulegioides. [B, 5, 180 (a, 24).] C. sativa. The Satureja hortensis. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Herba cunilse. The herb of C. mariana. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Maryland c., Mint-leaved c. See C. mariana. Oleum. cunilae. An aromatic e ential oil obtained from C. mariana. [B. 180 (a, 24).] [s. 468]