Jamaican Peppermint is a tropical mint variety that features small rounded green leaves with a spicy peppermint scent. Used in tea and to flavor meats and dishes in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Peppermint is used as a flavoring in breath mints, candies, and other foods. Additionally, many people consume peppermint as a refreshing, caffeine-free tea. Peppermint leaves contain several essential oils including menthol, menthone, and limonene. Menthol gives peppermint its cooling properties and recognizably minty scent.While peppermint tea is often drunk for its flavor, it may also have several health benefits. The tea itself has rarely been studied scientifically, but peppermint extracts have. ⚠️ WARNING: This product can expose you to lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
