La menta
There are over 600 varieties of this hardy perennial herb vigorous to the point where it crosses spontaneously and gives rise to new varieties. The vitality of the mind is such as to make even a weed, so if you have little space available, it should interact with the vessel or at least contain the roots deeply planted in the ground with stones. Depending on the species belongs to a mint plant may be high by a few inches to nearly a meter, or have a creeping habit. The varieties are pruned often erected to keep the compact clumps and re-growth, those strips are perfectly suited to the formation of fragrant turf.
The leaves should be collected soon before flowers appear. Usually
are dried sprigs of mint, but can also be frozen.
The aroma of mint, unmistakable and penetrating, is especially popular in summer when it became the main component of tea syrups and refreshing the leaves are also used to flavor the vegetables (zucchini with mint) or chocolate cakes.
recipe: Hake with zucchini, mint and almonds 
Tempo occorrente: 30 minuti
Ingredienti per 4 persone:
2 naselli
300 gr di zucchine
50 gr di mandorle
12 foglie di menta
1 cucchiaino di curry
Erba cipollina
Sale grosso marino integrale
Sale fine marino integrale
Olio extra-vergine d’oliva
Mettere a bollire una capace pentola d’acqua. Quando raggiunge l’ebollizione far cuocere i naselli intanto tagliare a tocchetti le zucchine. Tritare le mandorle non troppo fini. Passarle in una padella con olio e curry per 8 minuti, salare con il sale fine ed aggiungere le foglie di menta e le mandorle tritate. Scolare i naselli dall’acqua, free them from skin and bones. Arrange on each plate a bed of zucchini, a few pieces of hake, salt with coarse salt, garnish with chives and olive oil.
The renowned Peppermint has digestive properties, antispasmodic and antiseptic: the infusion by placing it in a cup of water a few grams of dried leaves or fresh, well mixed with others of lemon balm, chamomile or linden, is a good digestive.
migraine sufferers may benefit from the mint in two ways: by putting warm compresses on the painful part of leaves boiled in very little water and placed in a cloth, or drinking tea as usual ben calda. Sciacqui a base di menta alleviano anche il mal di gola.
Questa profumatissaima erba è, da sempre, simbolo dell'ospitalità, e il poeta latino Ovidio racconta come due modesti contadini, ricchi di antica cultura, strofinassero con foglie di menta il tavolo della cucina per renderlo profumato prima di servirvi il pranzo agli ospiti.
Era uso comune, nei tempi passati, spargere erbe profumate negli armadi e nelle stanze della casa, come oggi si fa con i deodoranti, e la menta era molto usata per questo scopo.
Pare infine che il forte liquore made from peppermint, is still widespread across Europe and distilled in many monasteries, to have originated in the Middle Ages, when it was produced in order to purify the water used to dilute a few drops.
The simplest cocktails in the world: MILK AND MINT
Preparazione:
Versare in un bicchiere 1/5 di Sciroppo alla menta e i restanti 4/5 di latte.
Mescolare.
Bere.
Curiosità : zollette alla menta digestive....che ho trovato
su questo sito 
- lumps of sugar to taste
- pure alcohol Spirits x 95 °
- lime peel
- mint leaves washed and dried
The glass jar I first sterilized
I filled a jar with lumps of glass, trying to fill all the space well, I put some mint leaves and lime peel.
continued with lumps, mint and lime, and so on .....
up to fill the jar.
I added alcohol and the closed jar.
I let it rest for at least a month. Some people still eat so the cubes, I prefer to "burn" on a spoon, let them burn a bit, then turn off.
Warning !!!!!!
not eat from the spoon lump scalding!
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L ' therapeutic use of the mind can be traced back to the Egyptians, and is already present in the Papyrus Ebers (seventeenth century BC.) TOTH, and is sacred to the god of medicine.
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In all, Islam is a pledge of love between young lovers.
- in ancient Greece was a symbol of love and was dedicated to Aphrodite, consequently it was also considered an aphrodisiac and it took before a sexual encounter.
- among the Greeks, however, was also dedicated to the war god Ares and the funeral pyres were burning piles of fallen soldiers in battle.
- the Romans regarded it as relaxing and sedative. According to Seneca the soldiers were not to eat it because it would take away the force and strength.
- still among the Romans was a very popular flavored wine mint that really liked the matrons. The women often used mixed with honey to cover the smell of wine that had him inevitably, when they went away after a banquet.
- was customary in antiquity put leaves in the bedding to ward off fleas and lice, as it is very effective in warding off pests.
- Olympics athletes bathrooms where I put mint leaves in water to strengthen the body.
- Charlemagne personally requested the list of herbs to grow as they knew it was useful and medicine.
- since the days of the samurai in Japan was the custom to mettrne leaves between the sheets because it is considered an aphrodisiac.
Incense :
- mixture for the purification of a house grains incense, lavender, mint leaves, 7 grains of pepper, pine needles, essential oil of hypericum.
- to defeat the fear of not deserving love 7 red rose petals, some piece of sandalwood, 7 mint leaves, basil leaves 7, 13 grains of incense, 13 grains of myrrh.
SACHETTINI moth NATURAL:
Put a good amount to dry (the one you think is necessary for your clothing) to lemon zest, tangerine and a sprig of lavender . Who among us has not at home one or more favors for baptisms, communions, confirmations, graduations or weddings? Just keep the packages in tulle and you're done! Build with "sheets" of some tulle bags sewn on three sides, then proceed with the distribution for each a bit of dried skins with cloves, bay leaves, mint and eucalyptus.
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This will protect your clothing from the assault of the moths with healthy, natural and pleasantly scented, you will also, once again, enjoy the 'utility of your essence, remove from bag of tulle, and burning them at the end of the season in stoves or fireplaces. Spread to your home a pleasant and agreeable aroma.
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E....camminare su un prato di menta nana tapezzante????
Tagliare il prato diventa una seduta di aromaterapia !
- e.....per una doccia estiva....
SAPONE MENTA E EUCALIPTO
Infusi Di Menta Aggiunti a Puri Essential oils of mint and eucalyptus make this soap an ally against fatigue and heat, causing a burst of optimism, a new charge for the day.
that you can buy HERE
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