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Mentha citrata
Also called Water Mint, Bergamot Mint, Lemon Mint, Aromatic Thyme, Mint
Eau de Cologne mint, also known as orange mint and bergamot mint, is a cultivated mint. In a 1970 study, most plants were found to be male sterile forms of Mentha aquatica, so were regarded as Mentha aquatica var. citrata, although in England the hybrid Mentha × piperita was found. The Royal Horticultural Society treats Eau de Cologne mint as Mentha × piperita f. citrata. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families sinks both scientific names into Mentha aquatica.
A tea made from the fresh or dried leaves of the plant has traditionally been used to treat stomach aches, nausea, parasites and nerves.
Mentha alaica · Water mint · Wild mint · Mentha longifolia var. asiatica · Mentha atrolilacina · Australian Mint · American Corn Mint · Carinthian Mint · Water Spearmint · Hioi · Dahurian Thyme · Mentha darvasica
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eau de Cologne mint by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
