Latin name: Mentha Piperita
Cultivation: organic
Origin: Provence
Family: Lamiaceae
Biochemical profile: menthol, menthone, menthyl acetate, menthofuran
Part of the plant: leaves, steam-distilled without pressure.
Indications: occasional application to the abdomen regulates the digestive system. Reduces travel sickness and nausea just by inhaling from the bottle. Use for a leg massage to relieve tiredness and stop the feeling of heaviness; on the nape or temples to relieve migraine and headache. Can be used for hives, eczema, chickenpox, shingles and herpes, and helps prevent physical, mental and sexual fatigue.
Recommendations: never use with infants and children. External use, dilute heavily unless for very local application.