^№19
Water mint

Mentha aquatica

The commonest of the mint varieties, Mentha aquatica is native to riverbanks and marshes and, of course, bogs!

In common with Mentha piperata, the essential oil of water mint is known to energise and uplift the spirits. The 16th century Flemish botanist, Rembert Dodoens, wrote: “The savour of scent of Mynte rejoiceth man, wherefore they sow and strow the wild Mynthe in this countrie in places where feasts are kept, and in Churches. The juyce of Mynte mingled with honied water cureth the payne of the eares when dropped therein, and taketh away the asperitie and roughness of the tongue when it is rubbed or washed therewith.”