The mint family (Lamiaceae) represents one of the largest and most economically significant angiosperm groups, encompassing a vast array of culinary herbs, medicinal plants, aromatics and ornamentals.

Lamiaceae is a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs renowned for its rich array of secondary metabolites, notably terpenoids and phenolic compounds. Phytochemical investigations have revealed a ...

All mints are part of the mint family, but not all are mints. Common names can be quite confusing. The mint family is lamiaceae. Mints are the genus mentha, which is only a part of lamiaceae.