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WHOLE SPICES
Dried Mint
(Pudina)
| Botanical Name | Mentha Piperita |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Form | Dried |
| Type Available | Leaves |
| Color | Green |
| Packaging Size | 200 gm / 500 gm / 15 kg / 20 kg / 50 kg. |
| Bulk order are also available as per client's requirement. |
Leaf Mint is a culinary herb used for flavoring and garnishing different cuisines. The herb is native to Europe and Asia. Mint is a natural source of menthol, and commonly used in Middle Eastern cooking. Varieties of mint like peppermint and spearmint are major essential oils used in flavoring prepared foods. Pudina plant is small in size but it might vary from place to place. Pudina is available throughout India and the seeds of Pudina plant are sown in between November or December and the plant is harvested in the month of March. Mint is found in the temperate Northern and Western Himalayas, cultivated in gardens in Konkan. An essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the leaves, flowering tops and stems.
Mint is used for flavouring meat, fish, sauces, soups, stews, vinegar, tea, tobacco and cordials. The mint oil is used for the production of natural menthol, dementhalised oil is for flavouring mouth washes, tooth paste and pharmaceutical preparations. In medicine, it is used against stomach disorders, rheumatism, in ointments for headaches, in cough drops, inhalations etc. The oil and dried plants are antiseptic, carminative, refrigerant, stimulant and diuretic.