Peppermint Leaf cut (Mentha piperita)

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Added to cleansing baths, floor washes and sprays to clear and freshen a space.
• Kept in sachets or rubbed on candles to draw money and speed things along.
• Sipped or burned before divination to sharpen the mind.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Used in cleansing and uncrossing baths and in spiritual cleaning of the home.
• Added to money and business mojo bags to keep cash moving.

A Simple Working

• Steep a handful of peppermint leaf in a large pot of hot water for ten minutes.
• Add a pinch of salt and a few drops of lemon juice.
• Strain and let it cool to a comfortable warmth.
• Light a white candle and stand in the tub or shower.
• Pour the water over yourself from the head down, naming what you’re shedding.
• Air dry and let the candle burn out.

Pairs Well With

• Rosemary: strengthens cleansing baths and washes.
• Lemon: adds a cutting, clearing edge.
• Basil: pairs with peppermint in money and business blends.
• A white candle: for cleansing work.

What You Receive

Cut and sifted dried peppermint leaf, available in 1 oz, 2 oz and 1 lb.

Origin & Lore

Peppermint is a natural cross between watermint and spearmint, first described growing in England in the late seventeenth century. It became a favourite flavouring for sweets, cordials and teas, and is traditionally used in folk herbalism after meals.

Greek myth tells of the nymph Minthe, loved by Hades and changed by a jealous Persephone into the humble mint that still grows by the water.

The English naturalist John Ray recorded peppermint in 1696, and by the eighteenth century it was grown commercially at Mitcham in Surrey. Mint in general was strewn in Greek and Roman houses and temples for its fresh scent.