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Mentha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MENTHA plant identification description, photos, and information on potting, growing, propagation, varieties, and region of origin ... Mentha includes the Apple Mint, Curly Mint, Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Pineapple Mint, Spearmint and Water or Bog Mint. Following are descriptions of each variety.
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Mentha spicata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peppermint is the mint of choice for medicinal purposes. It's many uses include the following: ... The menthol in peppermint soothes the lining of the digestive tract an stimulates the production of bile, which is an essential digestive ... There is a very good reason that peppermint is the flavoring of choice for toothpaste.
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Mentha (mint) is a genus of about 25 species (and many hundreds of varieties) of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae (Mint Family). Species within Mentha have a subcosmopolitan distribution across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North America.
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Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium ... Outside Links to various Mentha information ... Mentha Germplasm resources at the National Germplasm Repository, Corvallis Oregon...
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Mentha arvensis L. - Field Mint ... This is the only native species of Mentha found in the U.S., the rest are all introduced. This plant is very common and quite tasty in tea, desserts, and other recipes. ... Mentha arvensis plant...
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1 Medicinal purpose ... 3 Other use ... For medicinal purposes the plant leaves are used. It is gathered in the blossom time, left in the sun for a few hours, and dried in a windy, cool place, then stored in wooden boxes. The plant also generates ethereal oil with its main component - menthol, which is also used for...
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