What is Apple Mint?
Apple or wool mint is a permanent plant with wide light green leaves that are grown around the world. The leaves have serrated edges, are ovate, wide and furry and can even show white variegation depending on the cultivar. Apple mint, commonly grown as a ground cover or as an ornamental plant, also has culinary and therapeutic use. Even birds such as Blue Tit, are known to cope with these leaves with their nests because the herb has antibacterial properties that help create a sterile environment for chickens. The leaves are a common component in mint tions, tastes and tasty and sauces, which are often served with lamb, pork and other masses. In addition, a handful of apple coin leaves adds a unique taste for couscous or fruit salad or jug of ice water and can be added to the mint Juleps and desserts.
This type of mint is also used as a medicine as a medicine. Immersion of four or five strands or leaves with tea bags or bersFrom the tea in boiling water for five minutes, it causes tea to use tea to relieve stomach pain or to help digestion after a large meal. The same calming effect can be obtained by adding twigs or leaves to common ice tea. Consult a doctor for medicinal purposes before using any herb to avoid potentially harmful interactions with other medicines.
leaves of this plant are very fragrant and can be used in aromatherapy. Potourri, bags and dream pillows can be made using dried mint leaves mixed with other supplementary herbs such as lavender, fragrant Pelanium and lemon balm. PotPourri can be placed in a bowl or warm up in a pot with water for low settings. Sackets are small fabric bags filled with Potpourri used to refresh cabinets and drawers, while pillows dreams of dreams and help relieve insomnia. This Matase uses in aromatherapy to exitLaying the feeling of heat.
Apple mint is a perennial plant and requires full sun and low maintenance. The plant grows to a height between 18 and 24 inches (45 and 60 cm) and produces fragrant pink or white flowers. It is known that Apple mint attracts bees and butterflies after flowering in the middle to the end of summer. This mint, like most minter, should be limited to a pot, unless it is grown for a ground cover due to its tendency to spread rapidly. Manipulation with Apple Mint with the hands of bears can cause skin irritation or allergic reaction in some individuals.