View photos of the medicinal plant, Mentha aquatica (Water mint).

View photos of the medicinal plant Mentha spicata (Spearmint), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States and Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

Prosaic in application, Spearmint should first be thought of as a gentle carminative, soothing to indigestion, gas pain, and nausea. The tea can be used liberally in these cases. Even for colicy babies a tablespoon or two of the tea will be found relieving.

View photos of the medicinal plant Mentha crispa (Curly mint).