The Mint Family Lamiaceae

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The Mint FamilyLamiaceae
EXAMPLES
HELPFUL USES
rich in volatile oils-- and menthol which is in
cough drops These help the body sweat-- making
the mint plants listed as diaphoretic in herbal
books The Mint Family can be used in medicines to
help break fevers As a diaphoretic herb, it can
raise a fever to cook a virus to kill the fever
Spices that come from the Mint Family are basil,
rosemary, lavender, marjoram, germander, thyme,
savory, horehound, mint, peppermint, and
spearmint! Great for cooking!
Genera
Worldwide-- 180 genera 3,500
species North America-- 50 of
180
Peppermint
Key Words-- Square stalks and opposite leaves, as
well as aromatic
Petals
HELPFUL HINTS
DICOT-- irregular dicot -- figwort like
flowers Reproduce using spurs
Typically mint flowers have 2 petal lobes up and
3 petals lobes down There are 4 stamens inside
the flower -- one pair would be longer than the
other
The volatile oils are deadly to
microorganisms The mint can help purify water Or
you can eat a few mint leaves after drinking
stream water to help kill bacteria
Self Heal Prunella vulgaris
Horehound Marrubium vulgare ((Sqaure Stalk))
Botany in a Day by Thomas J. Elpel
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