Article Nº 1816 Plant Vol. II · p. 249
Peppermint (Mentha aquatica-viridis f. piperita)
Original title: Hortelã Pimenta (Mentha aquatica-viridis f. piperita)
Peppermint, an aromatic, peppery-tasting labiate widely grown in Madeiran vegetable gardens; an infusion of its leaves is used for intestinal pains, colic and spasmodic coughs.
A highly aromatic labiate with a peppery taste, glabrous or almost glabrous, with lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, serrate leaves. It is widely grown in vegetable gardens, and an infusion of its leaves is useful for intestinal pains, colic and spasmodic coughs. The essential oil of peppermint is highly caustic.