Mint, EACH, Organic
$3.79
Native to the Mediterranean region mint has long been a popular herb for use as a food and medicine internally and for its aromatic properties externally as well. Mint was used in ancient times to clean and scent tables and floors. It was stuffed into pillows and mattresses and used as a strewing herb in rooms to create a pleasant smell and help deter pests, rats and bed bugs. Today mint is commonly used for its oil which is utilized in production of foods, toothpaste, soaps, candy, gums, cleaning products and cough drops as well as in therapeutic creams, oils and ointments.