Egyptian Spearmint
Description:
Spearmint is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is 30–100 cm (12–39 in) tall, with variably hairless to hairy stems and foliage, and a wide-spreading fleshy underground rhizome from which it grows.
Antimicrobial research:
Spearmint has been used for its supposed antimicrobial activity, which may be related to carvone. Its in vitro antibacterial activity has been compared to that of amoxicillin, penicillin, and streptomycin.Spearmint oil is found to have higher activity against gram-positive bacteria compared to gram-negative bacteria in vitro,which may be due to differing sensitivities to oils.