The mint, Minthi or Mentha aquatica (Mint or watery) of the Latin Name. The aromatic poem that chooses the temperate climates to bloom and give us its fragrance in our cooking. Its presence reveals the close existence of water, hence the nickname "hydrocharis" that accompanies it. With its small aromatic flowers, it stands out in the flora of our Greece. We find it in many varieties, with many different names and many special properties.
It is even found under the name "fliskouni" while its use, apart from our cuisine, is also very typical as therapeutic.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF MINT FOR THE BODY
Mint is the strongest ally for indigestion, colds, flu, headaches and period pains. It is a rich source of minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron and manganese. Also, its rejuvenating and antimicrobial action is characteristic of its functionality in the human body.
HISTORY FROM "GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT
Mint, the famous fragrant plant of the Mediterranean flora. Mint, the jealous daughter of the river Kokytos, threatened Persephone. She was seduced by her love for her husband, Pluto of the Underworld. Her beauty and her sparkle, which is said to have been greater than that of Persephone, did not help her win the love of the god of the Necrocosm. But not even to save Dimitra's month when the threats for her daughter reached her ears.
Thus, in a turn of fate, he took the form, by divine command, of the "idiosyncratic" plant. The transformation took place in a tragic way. Legend has it that the angry mother Dimitra, pressed her body until it dissolved and her ashes rolled on the ground. Mint emerged at the spot. It had broad, green leaves that bore red highlights, from the blood of the nymph who dared to claim God.