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Botanical name: Mentha piperita

Color: Clear

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery note: Top

Related Planets/Deities: Venus/Elemental Air/Wind

Aroma: Clean, minty, cutting, light, uplifting

Energetic Properties: Light, refreshing, sharpening, clarifying

Aromatherapy Properties: A pale yellow or greenish liquid with a highly penetrating, grassy-minty camphoraceous odor. It blends well with benzoin, rosemary, marjoram, lemon eucalyptus, and other mints.

Spiritual Uses: As one of the purest and lightest scents, Peppermint is a fine and natural choice for those working with wind or Elemental Air. It is useful for protection and divination.

Blends well with: Lavender, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Benzoin, Marjoram, and other minty scents.

History: Considered by botanists to be a hybrid of wintermint and spearmint, archaeological evidence suggests that the medicinal use of Peppermint dates back at least 10,000 years. Peppermint has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs,  and both the Romans and Greeks used Peppermint to flavor sauces and wines. Commercial cultivation of Peppermint began in the late 18th century.