River Mint // Metha australis
River Mint is the Australian mint. With a powerful spearmint like flavour, each leaf comes dried making it ideal for tea infusions, or for souvlaki/Middle-Eastern styled recipes. It's an outstanding addition in desserts, and can be used as a healthy flavouring in tarts, cheesecakes, or even ice-cream!
Each leaf is handpicked and requires 1kg of fresh leaves to produce one 50g bag. River Mint has also been used traditionally as a herbal medicine by Indigenous communities. Boil in hot water to help ease the symptoms of coughs and colds, and to assist digestive function
Uses:
River Mint has a similar flavour to spearmint and peppermint. It is commonly used in Middle-Eastern styled dishes, as well as in desserts. Great uses include:
- Persian styled stew (Khoresh)
- Cheesecakes
- Mint Icecreams
- Basil/River Mint Pesto
Most commonly however, River Mint is used as a herbal tea to provide benefits and flavour on a cold, winters day.
Health Properties:
As with all mint species, River Mint has been identified as a powerful herbal medicine thought to help improve general wellbeing. Some of the facinating properties include:
- Carminative propeties which help to ease the stomach, and to relieve esophageal pressure and heartburn.
- Natural anti-septic
- Fever reduction and may help to relieve congrestion of the common cold.
River Mint has a lot more to it that that, click here to learn more about this incredible Australian native ingredient.
