Water mint: health benefits and ingredients water mint
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The water mint (Mentha aquatica) is a plant from the lipped flower family (Lamiaceae). This occurs in large parts of Europe, as well as in (parts of) North America, Asia, North Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Watermint is the milder sister of peppermint. It looks the same, smells just as aromatic, but is a bit weaker and, due to its mildness, is better used as a tea than its powerful sister. The water mint likes to grow on banks and during the summer it flowers with lilac colored spherical inflorescences. It was an important plant for the Celts. Proven active ingredients of the water mint are essential oils, bitter substances, enzymes, tannins, limes, menthofuran, menthol and pinene.
The most important facts
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Mentha aquatica is a relative of peppermint
Health Benefits of Water Mint
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Effects
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11 minMain dishpeanut oil, tofu stir-fry cubes finely seasoned, stir fry sauce sweet and sour, thick noodles, carrot julienne, beetroot julienne, yellow bell pepper, watercress,rainbow salad with tofu -
45 minMain dishRed cabbage, mild olive oil, quinoa plus, forest outing, lemon, sesame oil, soy sauce less salt, Bio Today tahini white in pot, tap water,grilled red cabbage with quinoa salad -
30 minDessertBrie, Roquefort, port salut, gruyere, Camembert, walnut, garlic, thyme, honey, grape, baguette, Red onion, red grape, raisins, Red wine, Red wine vinegar, Brown sugar,generous cheese plate with onion marmalade -
30 minDessertFull Milk, whipped cream, macaroon, custard powder, vanilla sugar, sugar, protein, amaretto, almond liqueur, basic recipe cooking pears,macaroon pastry with casserole
Water mint in the kitchen
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Water mint is the icing on the cake for desserts, pies and fruit cocktails. But it also gives some meals that little bit extra, for example mint curries, pea and lentil soup, pumpkin, zucchini