Mint is also known as wild mint and night breath

A perennial herb. Stem erect, 30-60 cm high, with several lower nodes with slender fibrous roots and horizontal creeping rhizomes, sharply rhombic, with four grooves, the upper part is puberulent, the lower part is puberulent only along the rhombus, and is multi-branched. . The leaves are oblong-lanceolate, 3-5 (7) cm long, 0.8-3 cm wide, with a sharp apex and about 5-6 pairs of lateral veins. The inflorescences are axillary, spherical in outline, and the corolla is lavender. The flowering period is from July to September and the fruiting period is from October.

The details are as follows:

1. Introduction

Mentha (scientific name: Mentha) is a genus of the Lamiaceae family, containing 25 species, including pepper Peppermint and Spearmint are the most commonly used varieties, and mint has more than 600 names due to different sources of plants. It was first abundant in the Mediterranean region of Europe and Western Asia. At present, the main producing areas are the United States, Spain, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also grown in some places in Asia, and is produced in most places in China, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi.

2. Morphological characteristics

Mint (bò he) is the above-ground part of the perennial herbaceous plant Mentha in the family Labiatae. It is a special species. Aromatic crops of economic value. Also known as southern mint (Shandong), grass mint (parts of Gansu), water mint (Yunnan), fish coriander (Sichuan), dog meat fragrance (Guizhou), aquamarine, eldergrass (Kunming, Yunnan), soil mint, Rendancao , Wild Dancao, Jianzhuxiao (Jiangsu), Su Mint, Fanhecai, are also called "five spices" in Shitang Town, Quanzhou, Guangxi, etc.

3. Geographical distribution

It was first abundant in the Mediterranean region of Europe and West Asia. At present, the main producing areas are the United States, Spain, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the Balkan Peninsula, etc., and are produced in most places in China such as Yunnan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, etc.