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Medicine - It is used for the common cold, cough, inflammation of the mouth and throat, sinus infections, and other respiratory infections. Industrial - It is used in cosmeceuticals, foods, and pharmaceutical products. .
Central & South Europe, Middle-east
It typically occurs in moist habitats, including stream sides and drainage ditches at altitudes of up to 3000 m asl.
Known for its cooling, menthol-rich leaves. Is a cross between watermint and spearmint
It is an herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial plant that grows to be 30–90 cm tall.
It has a smooth stems, square in cross section.
Leaves range from 4 to 9 cm in length and 1.5 to 4 cm in width. They are dark green with reddish veins, featuring an acute apex and coarsely toothed margins.
Flowers are purple, measuring 6 to 8 mm long, with a four-lobed corolla about 5 mm in diameter and are produced in whorls around the stem, forming thick, blunt spikes.
Fruit is a small, dry nutlet, brownish in color. It is enclosed within the persistent calyx and is released when the plant dries.
Flowering: July