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[[File:Mentha Spicata2.jpg|thumb|right|''Mentha spicata'']]'''Mentha spicata''', is 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|Treatment of feversFevers}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Antiemetic}}, {{Uses|antispasmodic}}, {{Uses|carminative}}.

{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Herbs}}.

{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=पहाड़ी पुदीना Pahari Pudina|en=Spearmint, Garden mint, Lamb mint}}

{{Leaf|Simple|ellipticalElliptical|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|Unisexual| 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) long|pink 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.}}

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332415/ "sciencedirect"Sciencedirect]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf "wayback Wayback machine"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint "Cultivation of Mentha"]</ref>

* [http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451162-1 Mentha spicataMentha spicata on plantsoftheworldonline.org]