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Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Mentha arvensis, the corn mint, field mint, or wild mint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It has a circumboreal distribution, being native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia , east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia , and North America .
Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, [5] [6] is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. [7]
Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. [1] Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, [ 2 ] the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. [ 3 ]
Mentha aquatica (water mint; syn. Mentha hirsuta Huds. [ 3 ] ) is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae . It grows in moist places and is native to much of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia .
Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant [2] and pudding grass, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [4] Crushed pennyroyal leaves emit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint.
Beyond peppermint oil's refreshing smell and cooling sensation, the touted antibacterial, anti-fungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties could — theoretically — make it a valuable ...
Pineapple mint (Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata') is a cultivar of apple mint that has leaves which are banded with white. A hybrid derived from it is grapefruit mint (Mentha suaveolens × piperata). Apple mint has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years in many parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.