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Can wild mint be eaten raw?
Wild mint cannot be eaten raw, but wild mint leaves can be made into tea. When drinking tea, put two mint leaves. The fragrance of the tea will reveal the fragrance and coolness of mint, which is very pleasant. If mosquitoes bite you, take a few mint leaves and apply them on your hands and feet to prevent mosquitoes from biting you.

Wild mint belongs to the Lamiaceae family and belongs to the genus Mentha. It is also known as: vanilla, orchid and mountain mint. Perennial herbs. Root-shaped. The stem is slightly square and densely hairy. The single leaves are opposite, oval or oval-rectangular, green and serrated, with short gray hairs on both sides. In summer and autumn, small purple flowers bloom in the axils of the branches and leaves, arranged in a wheel shape. Small spherical nuts. Has a mint scent.