Home · Herb knowledge · Pudina
One shop word, more than one plantPudina is not a species.
Pudina is a shop word for more than one mint. Kitchen chutney mint is usually Mentha spicata. Menthol-oil field mint is Mentha arvensis. Peppermint is Mentha × piperita, a hybrid of water mint and spearmint. This page will not pick a winner.
Choose the botanical page
- Pudina · Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata — spearmint, the sweet chutney leaf.
- Corn mint · Mentha arvensis
Mentha arvensis — corn mint / Japanese mint, the menthol field crop.
- Peppermint · Mentha × piperita
Mentha × piperita — peppermint, the menthol-sweet hybrid of oil gardens.
This word names more than one plant, so check the botanical name before you buy or use it. If the plant you meant is not listed, we have not written it yet. Educational only. Not medical advice and not a shop.