Herbal and Aromatic Plants: Mentha Piperita: Mint: Cultivation, Processing, Utilizations and Applications
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Herbal and Aromatic Plants
Book: Author
Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789350568194
Length
425p., Illustrations Black and White; 25cm.
Subjects
Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens) is an aromatic herb of temperate region. The oil and its principal aroma-compound menthol have cooling and gastro-stimulant properties, for which it is used in pharmaceuticals, food flavour, confectionery, cosmetics, beverages and related industries. In India, it is grown over around 50,000 ha land. The area has grown enormously during the last 3 years in Tarai districts of Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Punjab and ...
