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Mentha spicata

(Spearmint)

Lamiaceae

 

Modern remedy or use: Flavoring for tea, food, oral hygiene preparations. Used to treat fevers, headaches, digestive disorders and various minor ailments. Is carminative, diuretic, antiseptic. Used as a poultice. Rodent barrier.

Note: Not currently planted in the garden, 3/2011

 

 

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