The peppermint plant is evergreen and will grow indoors or out. It spreads from it's roots and new plants are constantly forming to increase your peppermint garden.
This pretty plant has many beneficial uses. You can break off a leaf to put in a glass of iced tea. It can be dried to make peppermint tea. The leaves are a nice garnish for many dishes and even desserts.
Peppermint is good for digestion and gastrointestinal problems. It soothes an upset stomach and relaxes the muscles in the lining of the stomach that can cause indigestion or an irritable bowel. Chewing on a peppermint leaf or drinking a cup of peppermint tea after a big meal can help you digest more easily and avoid the discomfort that sometimes accompanies processing heavy foods.
Essential oil of peppermint provides soothing and relaxing aromatherapy. Added to your bath or warm shower the steam opens and heals clogged, irritated sinus passages. The minty aroma is good for bronchitis, congestion due to colds or flu and relieves headache pain. It has healing qualities to keep the membranes inside your nasal passages and sinus cavities healthy.
Peppermint is a natural antiseptic so it is healing to the skin and can be applied to skin abrasions to clean and allow them to heal.
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