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Mentha spicata

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{{stub}}[[|thumb|right|''Mentha spicata'']]'''Mentha spicata''', native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. It is naturalized in many other temperate parts of the world, including northern and southern Africa, North America and South America. It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas. The aromatic oil, called oil of spearmint, is also used as a flavouring and sometimes as a scent.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Treatment of fevers}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Antiemetic}}, {{Uses|antispasmodic}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|carminative}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootHerbs}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The main constituents were carvone (40.8% ± 1.23%) and limonene (20.8% ± 1.12%), followed by 1,8-cineole (17.0% ± 0.60%), β-pinene (2.2% ± 0.25%), cis-dihydrocarvone (1.9% ± 0.49%), and dihydrocarveol (1.7% ± 0.31%).
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=पहाड़ी पुदीना Pahari Pudina|teen=Spearmint, Garden mint, Lamb mint}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Veerya===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|elliptical|5–9 cm (2–3 1⁄2 in) long and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2–1 1⁄4 in) broad, with a serrated margin. The stem is square-shaped, a defining characteristic of the mint family of herbs.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual| 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) long|pink or white in colour||Spearmint flowers in the summer (from July to September in the northern hemisphere), and has relatively large seeds, which measure 0.62–0.90 mm (0.024–0.035 in). The name 'spear' mint derives from the pointed leaf tips.}}
===Fruit===
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===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Spearmint leaves can be used fresh, dried, or frozen. They can also be preserved in salt, sugar, sugar syrup, alcohol, or oil. The leaves lose their aromatic appeal after the plant flowers.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Mentha spicata 01.JPGFile:Spearmint (Mentha spicata subsp. spicata ) പുതിന. (39325988144).jpgFile:Mentha spicata sl14.jpgFile:Mentha spicata sl5.jpg
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==References==
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 <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332415/ "Chemistrysciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf "Morphologywayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint "Cultivationof Mentha"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451162-1 Mentha spicata]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Pages without herbs imagesLamiaceae]]
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