Review of Medicinal Uses of Mint Plant

Abstract

An evergreen herb plant with a pungent aroma and belongs to the Umbelliferae family. The mint is 30 to 90 cm long and the wide stems are scattered with fibrous roots. The leaves are characterized by a sharp tip, serrated edges and red veins. They may be slightly iridescent, 9 cm long and 1.5-4 cm wide. The stem is green and the leaves are arranged in pairs opposite and covered with thin hair from one side and the color ranges from dark green to purple and blue and sometimes light yellow and blue flowers and grouped in clusters and other side (2)