10 of the World’s Most Underrated Medicinal Herbs

Peppermint

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7.  Peppermint

If peppermint makes you think of candy, you are not alone. However, peppermint has so many health benefits that it’s hard to list them all. Peppermint can help with coughs, colds, allergies, asthma, and even tuberculosis, simply by rubbing peppermint essential oil, mixed with a good quality carrier oil, on the chest.

Peppermint tea can help offer gas relief, and ease the abdominal pain that is associated with indigestion. Peppermint is a must have herb for any garden and putting small pots of it around your patio can help discourage pests, such as mosquitoes, from hanging around. Most bugs do not like the scent of peppermint, but what do they know anyway?

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