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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] It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species. [3][4]
This, in turn, ultimately derived from a proto-Indo-European root that is also the origin of the Sanskrit-mantha, mathana (premna serratifolia). References to "mint leaves", without a qualifier like "peppermint" or "apple mint", generally refer to spearmint leaves. In Spain and Central and South America, mint is known as menta.
Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, [6] [7] is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. [8] It is naturalized in many other temperate parts of the world, including northern and southern Africa, North America, and ...
Species: M. aquatica. Binomial name. Mentha aquatica. L. Synonyms [2] List. 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. [3][4]
Binomial name. Mentha pulegium. L. Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant[1] and pudding grass, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [3] Crushed pennyroyal leaves emit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint.
While there hasn’t been enough research to say whether it can aid in hair growth for sure, there have been a few promising studies. One 2014 Korean study using mice found that peppermint oil led ...
Lamiaceae. The Lamiaceae (/ ˌleɪmiˈeɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ / LAY-mee-AY-see-ee, -eye) [3] or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop ...
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. [2][3][4] Mentha canadensis, the related species ...