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==Uses==
{{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Stomach cramps}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Indigestion and headaches}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The main component of wild grown Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia was Menthone (19.31%). Second one and others were Pulegone (12.42%), Piperitone (11.05%), Dihydrocarvon (8.32%), Limonene (6.1%), 3-Terpinolenone (5.66%), 1,8-Cineole (4.37%), Germacrene D (3.38%) and Caryopyllene (3.19%), respectively.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=wild mint}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|oblong-elliptical to lanceolate|5–10 cm long and 1.5–3 cm broad, thinly to densely tomentose, green to greyish-green above and white below.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|3–5 mm long|lilac, purplish, or white||produced in dense clusters (verticillasters) on tall, branched, tapering spikes; flowering in mid to late summer. It spreads via rhizomes to form clonal colonies.}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils and situations so long as the soil is not too dry. Grows well in heavy clay soils. A sunny position is best for production of essential oils, but the plants also succeed in partial shade. There is some confusion over the name of this plant<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslands}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Mentha longifolia sl14.jpgFile:Mentha longifolia sl11.jpgFile:Mentha longifolia sl7.jpgFile:Mentha longifolia 1.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316253437_Chemical_composition_of_essential_oil_of_Mentha_longifolia_L_subsp_longifolia_growing_wild#:~:text=The%20main%20component%20of%20wild,Caryopyllene%20(3.19%25)%2C%20respectively. "Chemistrysciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_longifolia "Morphologywayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mentha+longifolia "Cultivationof Mentha"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164306/42320630 Mentha longifolia]* [ ]* [ ]
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