{"id":116,"date":"2024-05-05T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T19:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/frn330\/?p=116"},"modified":"2024-05-05T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T19:44:36","slug":"mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/frn330\/mint\/","title":{"rendered":"Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Latin name<\/strong>: Mentha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place of origin<\/strong>: Mediterranean, but cultivated in France <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description:<\/strong> Short plant with many branches and pointed leaves. Dark green in color. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historical Medicinal Use<\/strong>:  Many varieties of mint were mentioned to have medicinal qualities. It was believed that mint had a \u201chot\u201d essence, which would warm the body to treat respiratory issues (Meurdrac 71 ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern Medicinal Use<\/strong>: Mint has been shown to have many empirically supported health properties such as being anti-carcinogenic, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory (Tafrihi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrea Mattioli, Pietro. Pietri Andreae Mattholi senensis medici Commentarii in sex libros Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei De medica materia. <\/em>1565.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuchs, Leonhart. Histoire des plantes. 1549\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meurdrac, Marie, and Jean Jacques. La chymie charitable & facile en faveur des dames 1666<\/em>. CNRS, 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tafrihi, Majid et al. \u201cThe Wonderful Activities of the Genus Mentha: Not Only Antioxidant Properties.\u201d Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 26,4 1118. 20 Feb. 2021, doi:10.3390\/molecules26041118
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Latin name: Mentha Place of origin: Mediterranean, but cultivated in France  Description: Short plant with many branches and pointed leaves. Dark green in color.  Historical…<\/p>\n

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