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Mentha longifolia, also known as horse mint, [1] brookmint, [2] fillymint or St. John's horsemint, is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe excluding Britain and Ireland, [ 3 ] western and central Asia (east to Nepal and far western China), and northern and southern (but not tropical) Africa.
Horse ointment, known as horse oil and horse fat, is a topical formulation derived from subcutaneous fat of horses. [1] Due to its thickness and viscosity , horse ointment is intended for topical use on human skin and mucous membranes to moisturize and increase the restoration of damaged skin.
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 royleana resembles other Mentha species, in particular Mentha longifolia. Like other mints, M. royleana is a perennial plant, reproducing via rhizome, and shares the pungent mint aroma of most of the genus. [2] It is distinguished from its close relatives by its narrowly oblong-elliptic mostly petiolate leaves, which tend to be ...
Walmart’s Peppermint Crème Pie is being sold under the Great Value umbrella and weighs in at a little less than two pounds. It comes with a chocolate cookie crust and a cream cheese-based, pink ...
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]
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 .
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.