Mint, Horse

₡1,900.00

SKU: 1350 Category:

Scientific name: Mentha longifolia

Family: Lamiaceae

Origin: Europe, W and C Asia

Medicinal use: The distillation of mint produces an oil rich in menthol, a substance of commercial value and widely used in the production of foods such as sweets, shaving lotions, oral products (toothpaste, mouthwash), perfumes, insecticides. Several of the species of the genus are used in sweet dishes and pastries, as well as in savory dishes.

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