Guest guest Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Greetings Everyone, My partners and I moved to our current home this past july and were thrilled as it had many flower gardens. We never really took notice of all the different plants until today when Brian was mowing the lawn and smelled mint. Upon further exploration, it looks as though the landlord's wife had a bit of an herb garden going. I found Peppermint, spearmint, lemonbalm, " mint " (the kind you'd find at the grocery store), sage, oregano and flat leaf parsley all amongst the weeds and rosebushes. The thing I'm looking to you all for is what to do with it all? I cut most of it down and have now hung it up in my kitchen to dry. I also planted the roots into pots so i can bring them in for the winter. I know that I can make soem good teas and what not, but more specifically I was wondering if anyone knew what lemonbalm and spearmint were good for? I also wonder what the generic mint was good for! Curious to know how my family and I can benefit from this newfound treat! Thanks for helping me with this lucky find! Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Lucky you! Lemon balm is a great antidepressant/antispasmodic. Try a cup of the hot tea after a stressful day. I used to have some growing and I loved it during the wintertime blues. The book says it's also a good carminative (mint family). I would like to have some more growing where I am now. Peppermint, spearmint, I use them interchangeably. Others might not, try making some mild teas out of each of them and see what you like better. Mint kicks my butt if I drink too much of it, I like to use a hint of it in other tea mixes to bring out the properties of the other herbs. Cool mint tea is refreshing on hot days though. For me mint is more of a medicinal than a culinary herb but others might have a better tolerance of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Thanks much for the tips! herbal remedies , " prayerfulmantis " <prayerfulmantis> wrote: > Lucky you! > Lemon balm is a great antidepressant/antispasmodic. Try a cup > of the hot tea after a stressful day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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