Kitchen garden
Peppermint
Mentha × piperita
Gas, queasy stomach, tension headache (tea and a cloth on the brow).
Mint tea can worsen bad heartburn in some people. Skip strong mint for infants.
- Part used
- Leaves
- Gather
- In a bucket or it annexes the bed. Cut before full flower.
- Tea
- 1 Tbsp fresh or 1 tsp dry, covered 10 minutes so the oil stays in the cup.
- Tincture
- Fresh 1:2. A dropper in hot water.
Recipes
Peppermint or spicebush tea
Queasy, gassy, or a tension head. Mint from the bucket, or spicebush twigs from the hollow.