Horse mint
Mentha longifolia
Description
As an essential oil, it is rubbed on the temples and forehead in case of headaches.
Taken as a tea, it is very effective for digestive issues. To prepare, use 2 teaspoons of dried horse mint leaves and pour 250 ml of boiling water over them, cover and let steep for 10 minutes, then strain.
Harvest time: Just before blooming, harvest the horse mint stems with leaves in good sunny weather. Dry quickly at a maximum of 35°C, then strip the dried leaves from the stems and store in closed containers.
Used plant parts
Healing Properties
Other plants of the trail
The plants of the trail
- Arnica
- Eyebright
- Clubmoss
- Burnet Saxifrage
- Birch
- Tormentil
- Broadleaf Plantain
- Nettle
- Speedwell
- Angelica
- Fern
- Spruce
- Lady’s Mantle
- Heather
- Raspberry
- Coltsfoot
- Iceland Moss
- St. John’s Wort
- Small Willowherb
- Green-winged Orchid
- Mullein
- Mountain pine
- Dandelion
- Meadowsweet
- Masterwort
- Wild Thyme
- Horse mint
- Yarrow
- Cowslip
- Bilberry
- Plantain
- Rowan berry
- Horsetail
Notes on the Herbal Education Trail
The abundance of Alpine flowers on the mountains from June to early August is a beautiful reward for the climb along the herbal education trail. In all these plants lies not only beauty but often health benefits as well. All the useful and beneficial gifts from nature can certainly not replace a doctor.
But taking responsibility for prevention and, above all, paying attention to our body’s signals in time is a very good step toward effective folk medicine. On behalf of the Plattform Planneralm 3000, I wish you much joy in rediscovering our natural world!
Andrea Stieg, Wild Herb Guide
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The content of the herbal education trail information has been created with care. However, errors can never be fully excluded. Advice on the use of plants is not medical guidance and has no legal implications. For questions regarding the content, you can contact Andrea Stieg directly; she is available at the Alpengasthof Grimmingblick: Planneralm 18, 8953 Donnersbach, +43 3683 / 8105 · info@grimmingblick.at
Content responsibility: Plattform Planneralm 3000 e.V.
Photos of the herbal education trail plants: © Harald Waupotitsch, (Arnica, Eyebright, Clubmoss, Burnet Saxifrage, Birch, Tormentil, Broadleaf Plantain, Nettle, Speedwell, Fern, Spruce, Lady’s Mantle, Yellow Bedstraw, Heather, Raspberry, Coltsfoot, Iceland Moss, St. John’s Wort, Orchid, Mountain Pine, Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Masterwort, Wild Thyme, Horse Mint, Yarrow, Cowslip, Bilberries, Rowan, Willowherb, Horsetail) and iStockphoto.com (Mullein, Narrowleaf Plantain, Angelica).
Technical and communicative implementation: Harald Waupotitsch | Werte Dialog
AlpenJones Werte Dialog initiated by Harald Waupotitsch
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