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Mentha longifolia, also known as horse mint, brookmint, fillymint or St. John's horsemint, is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe excluding Britain and Ireland, [3] western and central Asia (east to Nepal and far western China), and northern and southern (but not tropical) Africa.
Oct 3, 2016 · Mentha longifolia demonstrates a wide range of antibiotic activity against various bacteria, yeasts, insects, etc. The essential oil is a more potent antimicrobial than the hydroalcoholic extract. It is also a potential antinociceptive and carminative.
Mentha longifolia is a spreading perennial with hairy green to grey-green leaves with a musty minty smell. It grows up to 4 feet (1.2 m) tall. The leaves are up to 4 inches (10 cm) long and 0.8 inches (2 cm) wide. Branched tapering spires of tiny pale purple or white flowers are produced from mid to late summer. Photo via plantasflores.com.
Oct 9, 2022 · Abstract. A poor diet, resulting in malnutrition, is a critical challenge that leads to a variety of metabolic disorders, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Mentha species are famous as therapeutic herbs and have long served as herbal medicine.
Feb 20, 2021 · Mentha piperita, M. longifolia, and M. spicata also exhibited a remarkable antimicrobial potential with IZ 15–20, 16–31, and 12–29 mm and 11–32, 19–30, and 16–29 mm against selected strains of bacteria and fungi, respectively.
Mentha longifolia. First published in Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 4: 485 (1759) The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Temp. Eurasia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and for food.
Mentha longifolia × Mentha suaveolens → Mentha ×rotundifolia (L.) Huds. is a fertile mint hybrid known from CT, MA, ME. It is capable of forming hybrid swarms with its parental taxa. Morphologically very diverse and the extremes approach each parent.
