What is it with humans and eating, smoking, or drinking any kind of leaf, seed, or other vegetable that has evolved a deadly toxin to avoid being eaten..?
“You know what, this tastes a bit bland, let's add some insecticide to it to make it spicier!”
Don't forget it's nice relieving properties. Stuffed nose and a sore throat? Mint green tea with a bit of honey. It'll help ease the discomfort for a time.
Just be careful planting your own. Mint does not care. It will escape the pot, and next thing you know, there's Chocolate Mint plants choking out the rest of the garden.
Chocolate Mint is also a wonderful variety to include if you're looking into an herb garden. You can get some different mint varieties going, make a nice blend for things!
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Mint has a whole bunch of relatives that are awesome too, such as basil, sage, savory, marjoram and oregano. We have one that grows wild around here, some weird sage/mint with purple flowers, which bees and hummingbirds love.