What better ingredient to get everyone excited for the winter holiday season. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is a hybrid herb — a cross between watermint and spearmint — usable in many different forms.

Peppermint essential oil is highly concentrated and comes from the leaves and flowering parts of the peppermint plant, Mentha x piperita. Peppermint is a naturally occurring cross between the ...

Sophie looks at the many Mentha mints you can grow in your garden and shares tips on how to use them, grow them and keep them under control. Many plants are called mints, including the ‘mint bushes’ ...

Mint (Mentha) is an herb of many forms -- there are so many different varieties of the plant including spearmint (Mentha spicata), peppermint (Mentha × piperita), apple mint (Mentha suaveolens), ...

An essential oil extracted by steam distillation from Mentha arvensis leaves, this commodity has in recent years caught the attention of the world with its versatile application for a variety of uses ...

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In order to curb evasion by companies engaged in manufacturing pan masala, gutkha, chewing tobacco and mentha oil, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) has notified norms for ...