Mints

Mints are aromatic, almost exclusively perennial herbs. They have wide-spreading underground and overground stolons and erect, square, branched stems. 

The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, from oblong to lanceolate, often downy and with a serrated margin. Leaf colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue and sometimes pale yellow. The flowers are white to purple and produced in false whorls called verticillasters. The corolla is two-lipped with four subequal lobes, the upper lobe usually the largest. The fruit is a nutlet, containing one to four seeds.

Classification.

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Clade: Angiosperms

Clade: Eudicots

Clade: Asterids

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

Subfamily: Nepetoideae

Tribe: Mentheae

Genus: Mentha L.

Health Benefits of Mint

Rich in Nutrients. 

May Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive tract disorder.

May help relieve indigestion. 

Could improve brain function. 

May decrease breastfeeding pain. 

Subjectively improves cold symptoms. 

May mask bad breath. 

Easy to add to in diet.