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Mentha spicata
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Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, 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 flavoring and sometimes as a scent.
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Mentha spicata, commonly known as spearmint, is a species of perennial herb within the family Lamiaceae. It belongs to the genus Mentha and is classified under the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The scientific name includes the author citation L. Other common names for this taxon include menta in Paraguay, mintys ysbigog, نعناع مدبب, and Sünbüllü nan.
The plant has a range that includes Brazil, Beijing, China, and Fujian, with records also noted for Chile Central, Mexico, and the United States. It is utilized as both a medicinal plant and a vegetable. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2014.
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Species
Least ConcernMentha spicata
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Chile Central
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,202
- With media
- 3,912
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, SEMAHN, UACH, DCBS-DICTUS-USON, ARIZ, INECOL
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Research
533 papers- Mentha spicata L. essential oil, phytochemistry and its effectiveness in flatulence.ReviewJournal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2021Mahboubi MDOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.08.011
- Effect of spearmint (Mentha spicata Labiatae) teas on androgen levels in women with hirsutism.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2007Akdoğan M, Tamer MN, Cüre E et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2074
- Mentha spicata as natural analgesia for treatment of pain in osteoarthritis patients.ReviewComplementary therapies in clinical practice · 2017Mahboubi MDOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.11.001
- Medicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Mentha spicata.ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022El Menyiy N, Mrabti HN, El Omari N et al.DOI: 10.1155/2022/7990508
- Spearmint herbal tea has significant anti-androgen effects in polycystic ovarian syndrome. A randomized controlled trial.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2010Grant PDOI: 10.1002/ptr.2900
- The traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.): A review.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2021Mahendran G, Verma SK, Rahman LUDOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114266
- Bioactive properties of the aromatic molecules of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) essential oil: a review.ReviewFood & function · 2022Zhang LL, Chen Y, Li ZJ et al.DOI: 10.1039/d1fo04080d
- Adverse effects of herbal medicines: an overview of systematic reviews.ReviewClinical medicine (London, England) · 2013Posadzki P, Watson LK, Ernst EDOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-1-7
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- perennial plant
- Parent taxon
- Mentha
- Image
- Minze.jpg
- Has use
- vegetable
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Mentha spicata
- taxon common name
- klasasta meta
- taxon range
- Guangdong
- short name
- M. spicata
- taxon author citation
- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Origin
- Hybrids
- Varieties and cultivars
- History and domestication
- Ecology
- Diseases and pests
- Fungal diseases
- Nematode diseases
- Viral and phytoplasmal diseases
- Cultivation and harvest
- Oil uses
- Traditional medicine
- Insecticide and pesticide
- Antimicrobial research
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Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, 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 flavoring and sometimes as a scent.
The species and its subspecies have many synonyms, including Mentha crispa, Mentha crispata, and Mentha viridis.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mentha spicata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.