Properties and Benefits of Peppermint

Peppermint

Native to Europe and the Middle East, peppermint (Mentha piperita) is a darling of folk medicine, highly praised for its antiseptic, antispasmodic, anti-anxiety, diuretic, diaphoretic, carminative, anti-inflammatory and mildly analgesic properties. Peppermint is actually a cross between spearmint (Mentha spicata) and water mint (Mentha aquatica), now occurring naturally in the wild at such ease that … Read more about Properties and Benefits of Peppermint