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The article is not properly associated with the taxobox which refers to M. vulgaris. As the name mint is not restricted t o one species, it should be removed. I'm also not sure that there is a currently acknowledged species called vulgaris. Imc 10:00, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Oregon

Isn't most of the mint used in America and Canada grown in a small valley in the mountains of Oregon? --McDogm 18:47, 16 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Part of the article is identical to McCormick - Spice Encyclopedia - Mint:

Mint is native to Europe and Asia and was previously grown in convent gardens. Today, Mint is commercially cultivated in the United States and Egypt.

I would like to rectify it, but I don't know enough about the topic. --Anonymous

- To whomever made the above comment, thank you. I have added the McCormick Spice Encyclopedia on mint to the section where it should currently be referenced. I have not added any new info (yet) from McCormick's. Jeremywosborne 05:21, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Spearmint? Peppermint?

The two most common/popular mint plants/flavors in the English-speaking world are conspicuously absent from this article. Is there some specific subcategory of "mint" the article addresses, or have they just been overlooked?

I'm pretty sure they belong here, so I'm adding them. If they don't, just chop it out again... Kaz 05:22, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Move to sub-articles

Some of the information given here (e.g. cultivation, medicinal uses) refers to only one or two species, and therefore should be moved to the respective articles. Jorge Stolfi 03:48, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mint plants growing in the wild?

My friends and I were in the woods, so we were naturally brushing up against many different plants and trees, and i happened to catch a minty smell on my hand. Do mint plants grow in the wild?

Chocolate Mint vs Peppermint

Chocolate Mint redirects to peppermint and they are listed under the same hybrid mix. Are they the same? I can't seem to find any information. This page: http://www.sallys-place.com/food/columns/gilbert/mint.htm lists them as two different ones, but it might not be reliable.

~~ Is it true.... NO..none of this stuf abouts mant is true. hah you just got all that wrong on a paper!!! =o ~~

that you can't taste mint until you smell it? -- AS Artimour 00:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hi i do not think this is correct information i have had 367 reports on mint!!!!!

- Greetings. Chocolate mint and Peppermint are classified as different mints. I know, I grow Chocolate mint, Spearmint and Apple Mint. If I can dig up the genus+species of chocolate mint, I will double check. For now, I'm assuming that Wikipedia is correct within the Peppermint heading. I'm changing the ambiguous reference to "Peppermint, sometimes called chocolate mint" to just "Chocolate mint." Jeremywosborne 01:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC) - Correction to my correction. It should be "Peppermint", not "Chocolate Mint". The page now references "Peppermint" correctly. Jeremywosborne 01:12, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- Final update for now: Many mints are a Cultivar of Peppermint. Chocolate is actually a cultivar of Peppermint (aka. a variety of Mentha x piperita), but would be incorrectly classified as interchangeable with Peppermint. Still need an appropriate reference to place here. Jeremywosborne 01:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mint Varieties and Cultivars

- Besides Hybrids, there are different varieties and cultivars of mint. I'm a bit new here, but I believe they should have at least a partial section. Or is it more appropriate to list sub-species within the specific specie entry? Jeremywosborne 00:36, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

really, i'm not being sarcastic, but is mint a far-distant cousin of cannabis? jagged leaves growing at alternating 90 degree positions, highly stinky, fuzzy flowers close to the stems... catnip is a mint, and that reminds me of cannabis the way it grows. i'm certainly not suggesting that mint can/should be smoked, only that the anatomy is similar... anyone ever come across such research? 76.217.123.85 21:24, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It depends upon what you mean by "far-distant cousin." Apes are "far-distant cousins of seahorses." Is that close enough? If you're really interested in the topic the internet is a great place to research random theories that pop up in your mind. KP Botany 04:14, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nemorosa

I added Mentha nemorosa to the species list. I don't have a reference but it's mentioned in the Yerba Buena article. I hope I am not propagating mis-information. Anyone know about this? Rees11 15:21, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mentha nemorosa is a synonym for Mentha X villosa. I will move it. I believe the Yerba Buena article is correct in citing this as the mint called Yerba Buena used for mojitos in Cuba. I've also seen this variety of mint sold as "Kentucky Colonel" but that may be a commercial name so I won't add it to the article.--207.180.187.46 (talk) 23:08, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Which species used for mint sauce/jelly, etc?

The article is a bit vague about the culinary applications in savoury foods, i.e. which species is used in the mint sauce/jelly served with roast lamb in the UK? It also doesn't mention the common British practice of boiling potatoes in minted water. Which species is used for this? I once tasted a homemade chocolate cake baked with the wrong variety of mint (supposed to be peppermint), and it reminded me of boiled potatoes! Mtford 18:32, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that would be M. suaveolens, Apple mint. Rees11 (talk) 08:00, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Apple mint is particularly good for mint sauce. Chop the leaves finely, then mix with cider vinegar and demerara sugar (which will be melted by the vinegar).

The slang

The article suggests mint as a slang term. This may well be true but surely it is not mint as in the plant, but mint as in the process of making coins. It's mint because it is genuine not because you can make it into tea! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.230.39 (talk) 22:40, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Quite correct. Cheers. Fairlightseven. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.159.76.96 (talk) 18:13, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

M. cordifolia

According to GRIN, M. cordifolia is a synonyn for M. Spicata not for M × villosa, so I moved it. [1] --207.180.187.46 (talk) 23:26, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Synonyms

If anyone else gets ambitious about synonyms, there is a great source here: [2]--207.180.187.46 (talk) 23:25, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aids digestion?

I did google book and scholar searches and came up with hundreds of references, but almost none that I would consider reliable. There is a 1935 Popular Mechanics item, right next to the story about the walking talking robot that also smokes. The most reliable source I could find actually debunks the digestion claim. [3]

Those sources that do claim it aids digestion usually specify oil of peppermint but do not cite any sources of their own. I couldn't find any primary source but I only spent about two minutes looking. Rees11 (talk) 04:46, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Coolmint

If anyone knows how Coolmint fits in, please add it to the article. -- TimNelson (talk) 03:50, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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