Spearmint

Traditional Uses & Why Herbalists Value It

Food and herbal traditions steep spearmint leaves for a fresh after-meal tea, sometimes alongside other digestive aromatics. Herbalists call it a carminative, an aromatic mint used in after-meal formulae for digestive comfort.

What Modern Research Has Found

A small one-month randomized study of spearmint tea in women with polycystic ovary syndrome reported reduced androgen levels. Objective hair-growth scores did not significantly improve during that short study. This is a preliminary hormonal finding for a specified tea regimen.

Plant Part, Preparation & Natural Constituents

Carvone is a prominent aroma compound; leaf infusion and essential oil differ substantially.

Spearmint in Formulae

In Immune LifeBoost Tea, spearmint lends a sweet, refreshing aroma to an otherwise more earthy and tart seasonal blend.

Products Containing This Ingredient

• Immune LifeBoost Tea 4oz

Sources & Further Reading

• Kew Mentha spicata >
• Spearmint traditional and phytochemical review >
• Randomized spearmint-tea study