Desert Mint Herb

Native to Europe

Family: Lamiaceae /Mint family

Latin name: Longifolia

Common Name: Wild mint, Bible mint, Horse mint and Fillymint

Aroma: Peppermint scented

Flowers: 3–5 mm long, lilac, purplish, or white

Benefits:

Like other Mentha species it is known to have important medicinal properties

• It is good for wind and colic in the stomach
• The juice, laid on warm, helps the kernels in the throat
• The decoction or distilled water helps a stinking breath, proceeding from corruption of the teeth, purges the head
• It helps the scurf or dandruff of the head used with vinegar
• Lowers blood pressure and is traditionally used to treat coughs and mild respiratory issues as well as ridding the stomach of gases