Herb
Spearmint
A milder, sweeter cousin of peppermint, brewed as tea to settle the stomach and gently calm the nerves.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 87/100Tap to see the breakdown
🌱 What it is
Spearmint is a fragrant garden herb with a softer, sweeter flavor than peppermint, commonly grown in kitchen gardens and brewed fresh or dried into tea.
✨ Why it's good for you
- Traditionally used to help settle the stomach
- May help support a calm, relaxed feeling
- Often enjoyed as a refreshing after-meal tea
- Traditionally used to support healthy digestion
🥗 Nutrition
Per 2 tablespoons fresh spearmint, chopped (11g) · about 4 calories
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Iron
- Manganese
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🥄 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.
Show full details & how to prepare it
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
⚠️ 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.
📚 What others say
- A traditional gentle digestive and calming tea
- A milder mint long enjoyed after meals
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
A soft, sweet calm in a single green leaf. Gentleness, freely given, soothes more than we know.
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