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Mentha x piperita L., Mentha aquatica L. x spicata L.
Engl.: peppermint, black peppermint, chocolate mint.
Deu.: Pfefferminze.
Fran.: menthe poivrée.
Sven.: pepparmynta.
Suom.: piparminttu.
Ital.: menta.
Bot. syn.: Mentha dumetorum Schultes.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Henriette's herbal blog: Herb of the Week: Mentholy mints.
Herbal articles.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 03.1994.
Henriette's herbal blog: Mints are edible, if you mean Mentha spp. And most all of them are edible, if you mean the mint family (Lamiaceae).
Henriette's herbal blog: Yep, that one is peppermint. This one -- isn't.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1895.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: Eli Jones' Definite Medication, 1911.
Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 03.2003.
Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 01.2003.
Classic texts: Scudder's Materia Medica, 1898: Stimulants.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
Henriette's herbal blog: A few different herbal oils.
Henriette's herbal blog: You can make a lot of syrups with 15-20 people in a teaching kitchen over 2+3 days.
Henriette's herbal blog: The PD stands for product development, in case you were wondering.
Henriette's herbal blog: I was teaching up north this week and found a supplier of nettle seeds.
Henriette's herbal blog: It's best to make two separate cough syrups, really.
Henriette's herbal blog: There's peppermints, and there's other pepperminty mints.
Henriette's herbal blog: Powdered herb deodorants are really easy.
Henriette's herbal blog: On the pros and cons of tooth powders.
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