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	Water mint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Water mint (Mentha aquatica) is a perennial plant in the mentha genus common throughout Europe, except for the extreme North.
		Water mint is pollinated by insects, but can easily be propagated through root cuttings, like other species of mint.
		As the name suggests, water mint occurs in the shallow margins and channels of streams, rivers, pools, dykes, ditches, canals, wet meadows, marshes and fens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Water_mint (197 words)

	Mint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wintergreen is not technically a mint plant, but an oily chemical, methyl salicylate, which can be extracted from a great many completely different plants (more than one species of which is actually called "wintergreen", but catnip is, surprisingly enough (though perhaps not surprising to your cat) a mint.
		Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb that was viewed as a cure for stomach and chest pains.
		Mint was brought to North America by early settlers and became commonly used as a flavoring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mint (508 words)

	Herbal Descriptions - Mint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Mints are sometimes used in baths with Balm and other herbs as a help to comfort and strengthen the nerves and sinews.
		In the fourteenth century, mint was used for whitening the teeth, and its distilled oil is still used to flavor tooth-pastes, etc., and in America, especially, to flavor confectionery, chewing gums, and also to perfume soap.
		Wild mint is considered to have emetic, stimulant, and astringent qualities, and is used in diarrhea and as an emmenagogue.
	www.viable-herbal.com /herbdesc2/1mint.htm (2051 words)

	botany/mentha
		Pineapple Mint (M. suaveolens 'Variegata') - Pineapple Mint is a variegated hybrid of Apple Mint with white or cream blotches on its leaves.
		This Mint is good for garnishes because the thick leaves are slow to wilt.
		Water or Bog Mint (M. aquatica) - This aggressive Mint is great for growing along the margins of water gardens, though care must be taken that it doesn’t become troublesome.
	www.botany.com /mentha.html (1057 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Mints - Herb Profile and Information
		Mint is mentioned in all early mediaeval lists of plants; it was very early grown in English gardens, and was certainly cultivated in the Convent gardens of the ninth century.
		In the fourteenth century, mint was used for whitening the teeth, and its distilled oil is still used to flavour tooth-pastes, etc., and in America, especially, to flavour confectionery, chewing gums, and also to perfume soap.
		Of the members of the mint family under cultivation the most important are the several varieties of the Peppermint (Mentha piperita), extensively cultivated for years as the source of the well-known volatile oil of Peppermint, used as a flavouring and therapeutic agent.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/m/mints-39.html (10034 words)

	herbalteazone.com
		Mint rust is a disease to which most common varieites are sensitive; mints should not be handled in humid weather.
		In the southern United States, mint is found in a refreshing beverage: the Mint Julep, a mix of mint and bourbon.
		Mint's qualities are rarely considered in classic French cuisine, although it adds a wonderful freshness to certain sauces and all summer salads, especially tomatoes with vinaigrette or cucumbers with cream.
	herbalteazone.com /health (1082 words)

	MINT
		Mint has long been used in healing potions and mixtures, and the fresh leaves rubbed against the head are said to relieve headaches.
		Mint worn at the wrist assures that you will not be ill. Stomach problems can be alleviated by stuffing a green poppet with mint and anointing it with healing oils.
		The foremost use of mints today in both home remedies and in pharmaceutical preparations is to relieve the stomach and intestinal gas that is often caused by certain food.
	www.geocities.com /tarna.geo/herb/mint.htm (1053 words)

	Magnificent Mints
		Mints are fun and easy to grow, perhaps too easy...Many a garden has been taken over by an aggressive mint that has gone astray.
		Mint is easily shared with a friend by rooting cuttings in water or by taking divisions of an existing plant.
		Corsican Mint does contain menthol and is often considered the most "minty" of all mints, but is usually placed in the "other" group because of its special appearance and growth requirements.
	www.io.com /~wilsone/magnificentmints.htm (1133 words)

	Growing mint - How to grow a mint plant: a step-by-step guide
		Mint however needs enough space to grow, so we are going to give our mother plant a new home.
		Water that has flown away will be absorbed again when the plant needs it.
		Be gentle however: a dead mint plant cannot absorb as much water as a grown one.
	www.patrickdepinguin.com /mint/howtogrow (850 words)

	Mint
		Mint can irritate mucous membranes and should not be given to children for more than a week without a break and, only then, in diluted doses.
		Mint has long been a symbol of hospitality as mentioned by the Roman poet, Ovid, who wrote of two peasants (Baucis and Philemon) who scoured their serving board with the herb before feeding guests.
		Mint was used in England at least as early as the 9th century CE.
	www.innvista.com /health/herbs/mint.htm (1847 words)

	UptownCity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Controversy rages over the minutiae of a proper julep—chipped or shaved ice, crystalline or boiled sugar, mint bruised or not—but julep purists agree that a real mint julep must be served in a frosted silver julep glass, and of course, made with the finest Kentucky bourbon.
		Over 80,000 Mint Juleps are served over the two-day period of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby, requiring 8,000 quarts of Julep Mix, 150 Bushels of Mint and 60 tons of snow ice.
		Your letter requesting my formula for mixing mint juleps leaves me in the same position in which Captain Barber found himself when asked how he was able to carve the image of an elephant from a block of wood.
	uptowncity.com /Dixie/mjulep.htm (896 words)

	PaganPath.com: Wortcunning :: Mint! Mint! And more mint! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Combine equal portions of boiling water, mint, anise and rosemary.
		Brew the mint in the water in a teapot for ten minutes.
		Bring the liquid to a boil again and add the sugar, stirring until it is dissolved, simmer for 20 minutes, or until the syrup is reduced by about a third.
	www.paganpath.com /witch/topic-3-4-210-25.html (1260 words)

	One Mint Julep (washingtonpost.com)
		Stripped to its mundane fundamentals, a mint julep is made by pouring bourbon onto some muddled sugar and mint in a metal mug or goblet filled with crushed ice.
		Now if we were to add plain water instead of bourbon, the ice and the water would soon come to the same temperature: a temperature at which they could coexist without all the ice melting or all the water freezing.
		If they are still to coexist, then, the ice and water must adjust themselves to this lower temperature by melting some of the ice, a process that absorbs heat.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A53592-2003Apr29.html (1014 words)

	Seasoned Cooking - August 2001 Issue - Meet Herb - Mint -- Mentha
		This is the prettiest of all the mints, with pale green leaves that are dotted with cream and white.
		Both Eau-de-Cologne mint and Pineapple mint are a bit too flowery for use in cooking.
		Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed completely and the wheat is tender.
	www.seasoned.com /issues/200108/c.mh.sp.html (956 words)

	Water mint - TheBestLinks.com - Europe, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Flowering plant, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Water mint - TheBestLinks.com - Europe, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Flowering plant,...
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		Water mint is a perennial plant in the mentha genus common throughout Europe, except for the extreme North.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Water_mint.html (222 words)

	Herbal Encyclopedia - M
		Mint worn at the wrist assures that you will not be ill. Its bright green leaves and crisp scent led to its use in money and prosperity spells.
		When the water is shallow, the upper part of the stem is stout and projects out of the water to a height of 8 inches to a foot or more.
		It yields by distillation with water a small quantity of a volatile oil, which may be seen in vesicles, on holding up the leaves between the eye and the light, and which is the chief source of its properties as a medicinal agent.
	www.fortunecity.com /roswell/chaney/191/id113.htm (15719 words)

	Southern Drinks
		Prepare a bourbon-mint extract, made by piling mint leaves in a clean white handkerchief, gathering ends around mint, and dipping the leaf in a small bowl of 3-4 ounces of bourbon and twisting hard.
		mint sprigs with sugar and a dash of club soda or water.
		the mint leaves, the sugar, and the water until the suger is dissolved and fill the
	home.att.net /~smerela/julep.html (908 words)

	Peatlands \| Plants \| Water Mint
		Water Mint is a common plant of fens and fresh water margins, becoming partially or completely submerged in water.
		It is very similar in appearance to other varieties of mint and is often easiest distinguished by the location where it is found, as other varieties prefer drier habitats.
		Click here to view a distribution map of the Water Mint in Northern Ireland.
	www.peatlandsni.gov.uk /plants/fenplts/watermin.htm (86 words)

	Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Lamiaceae - Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
		Habitat: Water Mint is a denizen of wet habitats.
		Similar Species: Water Mint is most likely to be confused with Spearmint.
		The flower clusters of Spearmint are not as large as those of Water Mint.
	www.nearctica.com /flowers/lamia/mentha/Maquat.htm (168 words)

	Container Water Gardens
		Container water gardens are as much alternatives as container flowers are to a full-size flower bed.
		The only difference is that you use pond plants in a water growing media as opposed to land plants in potting soil.
		Mosquitoes have not been a problem in container water gardens as the living plants keep the water from becoming stagnant.
	www.colostate.edu /Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Water/contain1.htm (402 words)

	The Mint Julep
		The Mint Julep, a distinctive Southern drink, popular in the ante bellum South right up through modern times, is a mixture of water, sugar, mint leaves and, above all, bourbon whiskey.
		Follow the stream thru its banks of green moss and wild flowers until it broadens and trickles thru beds of mint growing in aromatic profusion and waving softly in the summer breeze.
		Into each goblet, put a slightly heaping teaspoonful of granulated sugar, barely cover this with spring water and slightly bruise one mint leaf into this, leaving the spoon in the goblet.
	www.civilwarhome.com /mintjulep.htm (728 words)

	Halfbakery: Mint-Flavored Water (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The water and the mint together make your breath even fresher than either one alone and it tastes so nice.
		I'm proposing water with a touch of mint flavor in it.
		A 'Polo' is a popular mint in the UK, characterised by having a hole in the middle.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Mint-Flavored_20Water (504 words)

	Wildlife - Water Mint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Strongly mint-scented perennial of damp ground, sometimes even growing in water.
		Oval, toothed leaves borne on reddish, hairy stems.
		Lilac-pink flowers carried in dense terminal heads 2cm long and appear JulyOctober.
	tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/flowers_water_mint.html (31 words)

	Edible Garden
		A water garden, like this one from Better Homes and Gardens book "Water Gardens," can provide interesting plants to eat as well as beautiful flowers or handsome foliage.
		You can eat the leaves of water fern, water spinach, and chameleon plant (although some find it too bitter for their taste).
		Harvest the tubers of duck potato and roast them.Watercress, the best known, requires moving water, and it is difficult to grow successfully in a pot.
	www.lhj.com /bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/16249.xml&catref=C438 (274 words)

	Water Mint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is a smaller plant than Garden Mint.
		Medicinal virtues: The distilled water of the herb is carminative and anti-spasmodic, relieving colic and other disorders of the bowels, instantaneously.
		It is good to remove gravel, and hysteric depressions.
	www.magdalin.com /herbal/plants_pages/m/mint_water.htm (107 words)

	Peppermint
		Peppermint is a hybrid of water mint and spearmint and was first cultivated near London in 1750.
		The two main cultivated forms are the fl mint, which has violet-colored leaves and stems and a relatively high oil content, and the white mint, which has pure green leaves and a milder taste.
		For internal use, a tea can be made by pouring 1 cup (250 ml) of boiling water over 1 heaped teaspoon (5 grams) of the dried leaves and steeping for five to ten minutes.
	www.truestarhealth.com /Notes/2145000.html (1007 words)

	Water Mint - Water Gardening - Denver Plants
		Water Mint - Water Gardening - Denver Plants
		"Water Mint" can be grown as an annual plant here in Colorado.
		During the summer "Water Mint" will produce a flower cluster similar to a Lilac.
	www.denverplants.com /wgard/html/menth_aqu.htm (98 words)

	water mint - OneLook Dictionary Search
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	www.onelook.com /?w=water+mint (141 words)

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	Water Mint - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
		chlorophyllin copper complex, water, oil of mint, and glycerin (vegetable derived).
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