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.

Common name: Pennyroyal (European)

Scientific name: Mentha pulegium

Family: Lamiaceae

Uses: Culinary, decorative, medicinal.Attractive flowers. For culinary use. Use for flavoring. Use in vinegars. Use for containers. Use for tea. Use for drying. Do not use in large doses when pregnant. Rubbing the oil from freshly crushed leaves on your skin is said to repel flies, gnats, chiggers, ticks and misquotes. Pennyroyal is reported to have some medicinal uses.

Common name: Narrow-leaf Sage

Scientific name: Salvia lavandulifolia

Family: Lamiaceae

Uses: Decorative, culinary.Attractive flowers. Use in herbal wreaths & nosegays. For culinary use. Slight balsamic flavor. Good for teas. Use for flavoring. Use in vinegars. For herbal butter. Use for drying (leaves are highly aromatic & pungent). Use for fragrance and pot-pourris. Use in containers. Has medicinal uses. Popular with bees.

History: Also known as Spanish sage, From the Latin