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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]
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.
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 ]
Health benefits: Few studies have examined the effects of ginger tea specifically, but various ginger preparations have been shown to help alleviate pregnancy-related nausea.
In Cuba and the Philippines, yerba buena generally refers to Mentha nemorosa, a popular plant also known as large apple mint, foxtail mint, hairy mint, woolly mint or, simply, Cuban mint. [citation needed] In Puerto Rico, Clinopodium vimineum (formerly Satureja viminea), is sometimes called yerba buena. [citation needed]
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Spikenard (Nardostachys grandiflora or N. jatamansi) Star anise (Illicium verum) Stone parsley (Sison amomum) [2] [3] [4] Strawberry Gum (Eucalyptus olida) Sumac (Rhus coriaria) Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum)
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R-(−)-Carvone is also the most abundant compound in the essential oil from several species of mint, particularly spearmint oil (Mentha spicata), which is composed of 50–80% R-(−)-carvone. [9] Spearmint is a major source of naturally produced R-(−)-carvone.