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Spearmint Mentha spicata

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Common Names
Spearmint , Spear mint
Botanical Name
Mentha spicata
Family
LAMIACEAE or LABIATAE Mint Family
Spearmint Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * IBS *
Properties: Cooling* Analgesic* Aphrodisiac* Stimulant* Expectorant* Anti-inflammatory* Digestive* Carminative* Diuretic* Febrifuge* Repels Insects* Antifungal* Nervine* Astringent*
Parts Used: Leaves, essential oil
Constituents:small amounts of essential oil containing about 50% carvone

Spearmint has much the same properties as peppermint, but is milder and good for use with children's complaints. Spearmint tea will relieve hiccough, flatulence as well as indigestion. Generally, the sweetened herb tea is an excellent remedy, and is also a pleasant to use in case of colds, congestion or just as a pleasant beverage.

Related Species Mentha piperita , Peppermint
Side Effects:
How to Use: Spearmint
Preparation Methods :teas, essential oil

remedyRemedies using : Spearmint

Spearmint for :Gas, children
Gas, children Spearmint relieves gas and tummy troubles, much like peppermint, but its effects are less powerful, making it better suited for use in children.
Spearmint herb tea for :Facial Hair
Facial Hair Spearmint tea may help to control excessive hair growth in women, say Turkish researchers. Drinking the tea twice a day, reduced levels of male sex hormones, which can cause excessive hair growth (hirsutism) on the stomach, breasts and face.

. Tea controls female hair growth. (), BBC News


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(Mentha spicata) Origin-USA Method of Cultivation- Organic Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled Parts Used: Flowering tops Note Classification: Middle Aroma: Warm, spicy-herbaceous, minty
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referencesSpearmint Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * IBS *
Plant Description

Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887

This common garden mint is originally a native of the Mediterranean region, has been so universally used and esteemed that it is to be found wild in nearly all the countries to which civilization has extended, sometimes being considered a troublesome weed by farmers.

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aromatherapy Cooling and soothing oil helps break up congestion while lifting spirits Use spearmint to energize the mind and body. The properties of Spearmint, closely resemble those of Peppermint, but its effects are less powerful, making it better suited for use in children , its taste is pleasanter and less strong.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
historyMany references to mints may be found in the oldest writings, among them, it is listed in all early medieval lists of plants and was certainly cultivated in the convent gardens of the ninth century. The Ancients used mint to scent their bath water and as a restorative.
folkloreIts generic name, Mentha, is derived from the mythological origin ascribed to it, and was originally applied to the mint by Theophrastus. Menthe was a nymph, who because of the love Pluto bore her, was metamorphosed by Proserpine, from motives of jealousy, into the plant we now call mint. (Grieve, Maude
Quick Tips
A few drops of spearmint oil in bath water has a refreshing effect while a facial steam helps cleanse and tighten pores.

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