mint

Learn here about the mint plant, which is one of the types of green herbs.

Learn here about the mint plant, which is one of the delicious and fragrant green herbs.

Mint is one of the most important green herbs that are used in many recipes.

Mint (Menta and piperita) is a perennial aromatic shrub, which belongs to the Lamiaceae family (the family of rosemary and lavender). It is a non-fruitful hybrid, between water mint (Menta aquatica) and spearmint (Menta spicata). Thus, the plant cannot be grown from seeds, and can only be reproduced by vegetative growth (roots, plant parts, twigs). The plant grows during spring and summer and produces fragrant mint leaves rich in essential oil

Peppermint essential oil is widely used as a flavoring in soft drinks, ice cream, toothpastes, tobacco products, and more. Peppermint oil is also widely used in the pharmaceutical and personal healthcare industries. Fresh mint leaves are added to cocktails and various dishes. Peppermint tea has also become very popular over the past two decades, due to its digestive, antispasmodic and stress-relieving properties.

The multiple uses and value of peppermint oil has distinguished peppermint as a respected global commodity The USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Japan, China and India are among the world's leading mint producers