Peppermint has plenty of cool culinary uses and wellness perks. Known for its cooling sensation and beautiful aroma, Peppermint Leaf packs vitamin A and a variety of antioxidants. It's also known to help promote digestion.
Peppermint Leaf, also known as Mentha piperita and Brady mint, is thought to be a natural hybrid between spearmint and watermint. It is native to Europe and the Middle East, but now commonly crops up in gardens worldwide.
Peppermint Leaf powder makes a fresh-tasting and delicious addition to teas, baked goods, and sweet syrups.
Common Names
Brady mint, balm mint, curled mint, lamb mint
Peppermint is an aromatic plant, a cross between water mint and spearmint. Benefits include helping to manage digestive problems, nausea, headaches, and other health issues.
Peppermint is used to add flavor or fragrance to foods, cosmetics, soaps, toothpaste, mouthwashes, and other products, and it may have some medicinal uses.
A person can also use dried or fresh peppermint (Mentha piperita) leaves to brew tea.
Peppermint is originally from Europe, but now people cultivate it all over the world.
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