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'''Mint''' <ref name="Mint"/> , also known as '''''mentha''''', is actually a genus or group of around 15-20 plant species, including '''peppermint''' and '''spearmint'''. Mint oil is often used in '''toothpaste, gum, candy''' and ''beauty products'' while the '''leaves''' are used either fresh or dried for teas and food.

== Traditional medicine and cosmetics Uses=={{Uses|gastritis}}, {{Uses|intestinal colic}}, {{Uses|treating colds}}, {{Uses|bowel syndrome,}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}

Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb to treat stomach ache and chest pains. There are several uses in traditional medicine and preliminary research for possible use in treating irritable bowel syndrome==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}.

Menthol from mint essential oil (40–90%) is an ingredient of many cosmetics ==Chemical Composition==Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and some perfumes. Menthol tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and mint essential oil are also used in aromatherapy which may have clinical use to alleviate post-surgery nausea3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Peppermint, mint}}

* '''English''' ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Mint* '''Kannada''' Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - ಮೆರುಗುTherepeutics.* '''Hindi''' - विलायती पुदीना===Dravya===

===Rasa===Katu (Pungent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Deep soils, loam to sandy loam well drained, well aerated and loose textured soil. Clay soils are not suitable.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==

<ref name="Mintchemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/wikiweb/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://agriinfo.in/default.aspx?page=topic&superid=2&topicid=1406 "Cultivation of Mentha "wikipedia"]</ref>