The leaves of this plant can be used to make Apple mint jelly, as well as a flavoring in dishes such as Apple mint couscous. It is also often used to make a mint tea, as a garnish or in salads, and added to beverages, jellies, syrups, and ice creams. The leaves have a pleasant warm, fresh, aromatic, sweet flavor with a cool aftertaste.
Traditional medicinal uses include treating stomach ache and chest pains. During the middle ages, powdered mint leaves were used to whiten teeth. Mint tea is a strong diuretic. Mint also aids digestion. Another common use is as an antipruritic, especially in insect bite treatments (often along with camphor). It is also used in cigarettes as an additive, because it blocks out the bitter taste of tobacco and soothes the throat. Many people also believe the strong, sharp flavor and scent of Mint can be used as a mild decongestant for illnesses such as the common cold.
Hand picked and air-dried, our extremely fragrant Apple Mint is packaged as 1/4 oz (7 grams) portions in resealable plastic bags. Apple Mint is ight and fluffy when dried. For reference, 1/4 oz pretty much fills a snack size ziploc bag. You will only need about a teaspoon of dried herb in your tea ball per cup of tea. Shipping is via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Buy additional quantities of this or our other dried herbs and pay one low combined shipping fee.
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We sell live herbs as plants or rootstock with developed, healthy root systems. Plants have tops cut back to 2"-3" of topgrowth prior to shipping to avoid damage in transit.
ALL ITEMS ARE SHIPPED USING USPS - Priority Mail for regular delivery or Express Mail for overnight items.
The statements regarding the use and/or historical use of our naturally grown herbs have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Check with your physician, naturopath, homeopath or herbalist for answers to questions about your health & the use of herbs.
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