Peppermint (Crushed or Whole Leaves)

(Mentha piperita), The plant is found throughout Europe, in moist situations, along stream banks and in waste lands, and is not unfrequented
In damp places in England, but is not a common native plant, and probably is often an escape from cultivation. In America it is probably even more common as an escape than Spearmint, having long been known and grown in gardens. Of the members of the mint family under cultivation the most important are the several varieties of the Peppermint, extensively cultivated for years as the source of the well-known volatile oil of Peppermint.