Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

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 bra...