Common Name: Peppermint
Botanical Name: Mentha piperita
Properties: analgesic, cephalic, stimulant, anti-fungal, antiseptic expectorant, decongestant, nervine, stomachic.
Uses: Commonly used for nausea and as a food flavouring in many products including toothpaste and chewing gum. Can also be used to ease headaches and general muscular aches and pains as well as travel/morning sickness, colds, flu and indigestion.
Blends well with: rosemary, lavender, marjoram, lemon, eucalyptus and other mints.
Safety: do not use during pregnancy, with homeopathic remedies; can be a skin irritant.
