Latin name: Mentha Piperita.Part of the plant used: flowering grass. Source: India.Extraction method: steam distillation. Peppermint essential oil is said to be good for ailments such as asthma, colic, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, chest congestion, and vertigo. This oil is supposed to be excellent for mental fatigue and depression, refreshing and stimulating with its menthol content. It is good for the skin and is used in lotions to treat sunburn, itching or inflammation. Helps fight bad breath and gum infections when used in mouthwashes. When used in an oil burner it is not only therapeutic but also keeps mosquitoes and other insects away. Mint is native to the Mediterranean but is now cultivated in other countries in Europe, America and Asia. Discoveriesprove that mint has been used since ancient times in Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and Japan. According to Greek myth, the wife of his lover Persephone turned a nymph named Mentha, in a fit of rage. According to Pliny, mint was used to crown the Greeks and Romans during the feasts. It has been used medicinally in England for the past few centuries.