peppermint

[mentha piperita]

Description

Ranging in color from pale yellow to pale olive, peppermint essential oil is viscous and has a fresh, minty, herbal scent with balsamic-sweet undertones.

Plant Part

leaf

Extraction

steam distillation

Aromatic Scent

fresh,bright,minty,penetrating,clean

Primary Uses

asthma, colic, exhaustion, flu, digestion, flatulence, headache, nausea, scabies, sinusitis, vertigo