Adding spearmint to your daily diet is easy and versatile. You can use it fresh or dried in various dishes for flavor, or ...

The cool, sweet scent of spearmint is enough to brighten and refresh any home. To utilize the mint’s scents, many people will dry their mint leaves and use them as potpourri. The dried leaves ...

The method suggested by the site Tua Saúde for making this infusion: place three tablespoons of dried spearmint leaves in 8.5 ounces of boiling water, cover for 5 minutes, strain, and it's ready ...

Peppermint tea has a slew of health benefits, including helping digestion and boosting the immune system. Here, experts ...

Once considered its own species, peppermint now is understood to be a hybrid between water mint (Mentha aquatica) and ...

Known to gardeners as a fast-growing culinary herb, peppermint is a cross between water mint and spearmint. The leaves and concentrated oil have long been used for medicinal purposes dating back ...

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade.

But, is peppermint tea healthy? Known to gardeners as a fast-growing culinary herb, peppermint is a cross between water mint and spearmint. The leaves and concentrated oil have long been used for ...

Peppermint and other members of the mint family can be aggressive garden plants, which are easily grown in our area and may ...

Explore the incredible health benefits of peppermint tea, from improving digestion to enhancing mental focus, backed by ...