Mentha x piperita L.
Lamiaceae.
Local Name:
Sat podina.
Synonym:
Habit & Habitat:
A rhizomatous and aromatic herb has been cultivated and introduced in local area for commercial purpose.
Taxonomic Features:
Stem quadrangular, glabrous. Leaves simple, ovate-elliptic,acute, margin,serrate.Inflorescence an oblong terminal spike,with lower distant verticillaster. Flower zygomorphic, lilac. Fruit a nutlet obovoid in shape.
Flowering and Fruiting:
July-November.
Harvesting Time:
August-November.
Medicinal Value:
It has carminative, cooling and digestive properties. [1] [15]
Part Used:
Whole plant.
Occurrence:
Cultivated.
Future Perspective:
Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy, Oil Extraction.
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