Botanical Name: Mentha piperita
Peppermint has a strong sweetish odour and a warm pungent taste with a cooling aftertaste. The leaves are typically used fresh as a culinary herb, and the flowers are dried and used to flavour candy, desserts, beverages, salads, and other foods. Its essential oil is also widely used as a flavouring.
The leaves are used with their intense minty scent, which is clearly notable when rubbed - it comes from the essential oil contained in the leaves.
Peppermint improves memory, reduced anxiety, fatigue, and frustration, and increased alertness.