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Spearmint

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A milder, sweeter cousin of peppermint, brewed as tea to settle the stomach and gently calm the nerves.

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🥄 How to use it

Steep 1 teaspoon of dried (or a few fresh) spearmint leaves in hot water for 5–10 minutes and sip after meals or whenever you need to unwind.

How much: As teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, 1 teaspoon dried (or a few fresh leaves) per cup, one to three cups daily.

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Spearmint is peppermint's gentler, sweeter relative — lower in the sharp menthol that gives peppermint its kick, which makes it especially soothing for a queasy or bloated stomach and a tense, busy mind.

A simple teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → of the fresh or dried leaves, sipped after meals, is the classic way to enjoy it, and it's mild enough for most people to drink freely. As with all mints, only the concentrated essential oilA very concentrated plant oil — always diluted before it touches skin. How to make an essential oil → is strong; the leaf and tea are wonderfully gentle.

Ways to prepare it

Digestive tea: Steep 1 teaspoon dried spearmint (or a small handful of fresh leaves) in a cup of hot water for 5–10 minutes; sip after meals.
Calming blend: Combine spearmint with chamomile or lemon balm for a gentle, relaxing evening teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →.

⚖️ Cautions

  • Very gentle in tea amounts; the concentrated oil is much stronger and not for swallowing.
  • May ease reflux for some but worsen it for others — switch to ginger or chamomile if it does.
  • Avoid large medicinal doses in pregnancy; very high intake of spearmint tea may affect hormones.

📚 Why we trust it

  • A traditional gentle digestive and calming tea
  • A milder mint long enjoyed after meals

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A soft, sweet calm in a single green leaf. Gentleness, freely given, soothes more than we know.

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