Medical Research Links & Information

The following link is a research article.  This research was conducted by the Department of Radiobiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, on the affects of Wild Mint (Mentha Arvensis) against the debilitating effects of radiation.

Please remember that the specific genus and species of different plants in the same family may have different properties and constituents.  Wild mint, (the subject of this research)  is not to be confused with peppermint (Mentha Piperita) or any other species of mint or spearmint.

Influence of the leaf extract of Mentha Arvensis Linn. (mint) on the survival of mice exposed to different doses of gamma radiation.