| Class and Class No. | 3A (2) |
| Name | Chan Hoi Yiu |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 薄荷 |
| Family Name (科名): | Labiatae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Mentha canadensis L. |
| Common name (俗名): | wild mint 野薄荷 |
| 習性：
薄荷適應性很強，能生長在海拔2100米以下的地區，生於水旁潮濕地，海拔可高達3500米，陽光充足 |
Growth habit:
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| 葉：
葉片皺縮捲曲，完整者展平後呈寬披針形、長橢圓形或卵形，；上表面深綠色，下表面灰綠色，稀被茸毛，有凹點狀腺鱗。 |
Leaf: Opposing leaves with short stems, wrinkled and curved, wide lanceolate, long elliptical or oval shape after being flattened; lower surface is grayish-green while upper surface is dark green, with few hairs with concave pointy glands. |
| 花：輪傘花序腋生，花萼鐘狀，先端5齒裂，花冠淡紫色 | Flower:
Verticillasters grow at the axils, bell-like calyx, with 5 breaches at the apex, corolla is pale purple. After being rubbed, it has a distinctive clear and cool aroma. |
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Fruit: /
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| 性味功能
辛，涼。 |
Properties
Acrid; cool. |
| 主治
疏散風熱，清利頭目，透疹。具有疏散風熱、清利頭目、利咽、透疹、疏肝解鬱之功效。現代醫學常將其用於治療風熱感冒、頭痛、咽喉痛、口舌生瘡、風疹、麻疹、胸腹脹悶和抗早孕等。另外，薄荷還具有消炎止痛作用。
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Treats
Disperses wind-heat clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat, vents rashes, courses the liver and resolves constraint. Apply to wind-heat cold, headache, throat pain, mouth and tongue sore, rubella, measles, chest and abdominal constraint, anti-early pregnancy. Disperses inflammation and stops pain |
| 知多一點點：
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More to learn:
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Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| General information on wild mint |
http://www.fpcn.net/a/caobenhuahui/20130924/Mentha_canadensis.html
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| Gallery on wild mint | http://kplant.biodiv.tw/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7.htm |
| General information on wild mint | http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?channelid=47953&lang=eng&record=3&searchword=(type_cht=%27%E5%85%A8%E8%8D%89%E9%A1%9E%27)
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Question:
Write down 3 uses of wild mint.
Ans: it can disperses wind-heat clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and vents rashes.
Secondary 3 Science (Biology)
Mini-project on Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Information sheet
| Class and Class No. | 3A ( 21 ) |
| Class No. | Tam Wing Hei |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 薄荷 |
| Family Name (科名): | Lamiaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Mentha(是從希臘神話中妖精蜜絲（Mentha）而來) |
| Common name (俗名): | 薄荷，夜息香，野薄荷 |
| 習性：幾乎所有薄荷品種都喜歡潮濕涼爽的地方，通常而言，薄荷也可以在陽光充足溫暖濕潤的氣候中生長 | Habits: They prefer a wet place and a place full of sun light |
| 葉：含薄荷油、薄荷醇以及薄荷酮、異薄荷酮、迷迭香酸等成份。可以健胃祛風、祛痰
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Leaf: Mainly include spearmint menthol oil, as well as menthone, isomenthone Rosemary, acid and other ingredients. Will be good for the stomach to disarm and dispel the phlegm syndrome
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| 花：淡紫色
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Flower: purple
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| 果: 薄荷的種子非常小，收集起來也不是很容易，吃起來也沒什麼意義 | Fruit: It’s seeds are very small, its hard to find it
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| 性味功能 提神醒腦
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Properties Refreshing
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| 主治: 可以消炎止痛
可以驅蚊止癢 |
Can sterilize the pain-relieving
The mosquito can drive to stop itchy |
| 知多一點點: 傳說她是冥界之神黑帝斯所愛的妖精。有一次，黑帝斯的妻子泊瑟芬發現蜜絲在黑帝斯懷裏，泊瑟芬便將蜜絲變成一棵薄荷 | She is the legend of the God of black Emperor ghostdom love. Emperor black, Bo’s wife Sefen discovered that the honey thread in the black Emperor, Bo Sefen turn into a floss mint the honey |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
| 1. |
Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
Questions:
| (Beginner) | Guidelines:
Answer can be directly harvested from the information given. e.g. Q1. What is the color of the flower? Answer: purple |
| (Elementary) | Guidelines:
Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links. e.g. Q2. Can we eat it’s fruit? Answer: it is too small that to eat. |
| (Advanced) | Guidelines:
Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions. Q3. What can we use it for? Answer: Usually we can find it at home for food ,it also for scaring mosquito |
| Class and Class No. | 3E (10) |
| Name. | Chong Yuen Ching |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 薄荷葉 |
| Family Name (科名): | 唇形科 Lamiaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Mentha canadensis Linn |
| Common name (俗名): | Mint野仁丹草 野薄荷 水益母 |
| 習性：
多年生宿根性草本植物，生長迅速繁茂。 |
Growth habit:
Perennial herbaceous perennials, grow quickly. |
| 葉：
單葉對生，橢圓形、窄卵形至卵形，葉基楔形，葉尖銳形，葉緣鋸齒狀，上下表面被柔毛，細脈密被柔毛，具腺點，下表面細脈突起。 |
Leaf: Single leaf, in oval, narrowly ovate , leaf base cuneate, sharp shape, leaf margin jagged, upper and lower surfaces pilose, dense veins pilose, glandular, lower surface veins raised.
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| 花：
花序為繖形花序，輪生於葉腋，球形，通常長於莖下面部位。
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Flower: Inflorescences umbel, whorled on leaf axils, usually longer than below parts of stem.
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| 果：
果實為小堅果，卵球形，先端鈍形，平滑。 |
Fruit: The nut is small, ovoid, apex obtuse with smooth surface.
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| 性味功能：
味辛，性涼，歸肺肝經。能疏散風熱，清利頭目，利咽喉，理氣。 |
Properties:
Pungent, cool properties. Associated with lung and liver meridians. |
| 主治：
用於感冒風熱或溫病初起，發熱頭昏，微惡風寒；外感風熱，頭痛目赤，清利頭目；風疹瘙癢，蕁麻疹；肝氣鬱滯。 |
Treats:
It is used to expel wind heat, clear the head and eyes, clear up rashes and remove liver qi, stagnation.
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| 知多一點點：
薄荷油還可用作殺滅一些常見害蟲（如黃蜂，黃蜂，螞蟻和蟑螂）的環保殺蟲劑。 |
More to learn:
Mint oil is also used as an environmentally friendly insecticide for its ability to kill some common pests such as wasps, hornets, ants, and cockroaches. |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
| 1. |
Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| General information on Mint | http://kplant.biodiv.tw/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7.htm |
| Major uses of Mint | http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7%E5%8F%B6 |
Questions:
| (Beginner) | Q1. What is the family of mint ?
Answer : It belongs to Lamiaceae. |
| (Elementary) | Q2. Is mint suitable for all people?
Answer : No, it is not suitable for pregnant women. |
| (Advanced) | Q3. Is there any use of mint other than Chinese herbal medicine?
Answer : Yes, it can also be use in room scent and aromatherapy. |
