(Mentha Mitcham)

Culture
organic farming
Family
Lamiaceae
Biochemical profile
carvone, limonène, dihydrocarveol
Part used
leaves

Indications
occasional applications to the abdomen regulate the digestive system. Simply sniffing from the bottle helps calm travel sickness and vomiting. Used as a massage oil for the legs, it relieves tiwhiteness and feelings of heaviness, massage into the back of the neck or the temples to ease migraine and headaches. Its vasodilator properties help relieve the pain of chilblains. Pleasant used in a diffuser, combined with lavender or lemon to give a feeling of freshness and cleanliness in the home, office, etc. Widely used in perfumes and cookery to flavor dishes and desserts.