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Refreshing qualities of mint

Wild mint (Mentha arvensis).

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Refreshing qualities of mint

Refreshing qualities of mint

Overview of mint, including its cultivation, culinary and medicinal uses, history...

Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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water mint

water mint

Water mint (Mentha aquatica).

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peppermint

peppermint

Peppermint (Mentha ×piperita).

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Mint

Mint plants such as spearmint (Mentha spicata) contain suites of monoterpene...

Runk/Schoenberger—Grant Heilman Photography

Wild mint (Mentha arvensis).

Wild mint (Mentha arvensis).

G.E. Hyde—NHPA/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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