aromatic

Rosemary

Common name: Rosemary

Scientific name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Family: Labiatae

Purple Basil

Common name: Purple Basil

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum purpurescens

Family: Lamiaceae

Peppermint


Common name: Peppermint

Scientific name: Mentha x piperita

Family: Labiatae

Uses: Aromatic, cosmetic, culinary, and medicinal.Fresh or dried leaves scent sachets and potpourris. They also are used in herbal water to refresh and cool skin, in facials to cleanse skin, and in lotions. Peppermint flavors candy, gum, teas, mint water, vinegars, jellies, and sauces. It is said to have some medicinal qualities.

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