MSU researchers have traced the evolution of mint genomes for potential future applications that range from medicines to pesticides to antimicrobials. The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, ...

The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, offers an invigorating jolt to our senses of smell and taste. Researchers have found that these plants ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I may come to regret it, but this spring I let silver mint Mentha longifolia (syn. M. incana) out of its pot prison. Like notorious peppermint and spearmint, ...

All mints are part of the mint family, but not all are mints. Common names can be quite confusing. The mint family is lamiaceae. Mints are the genus mentha, which is only a part of lamiaceae.

Many of our favorite spices are from plants in the mint family. We use basil, sage, thyme, mint, rosemary and oregano practically every day. It’s the essential oils in the leaves that make them so ...