Can You Eat Mountain Mint

Mountain-mint is edible and used by herbalists for remedies. The flower buds and leaves are edible raw or cooked, and have a hot, spicy, mint-like flavor that makes a great spice or seasoning for meat.

Is mountain mint poisonous?

Less hairy than other species and much more pungent, short-toothed mountain mint contains pugelone, the compound that gives pennyroyal its pest-fighting punch. If consumed, pugelone can be toxic to the liver, but it’s perfectly safe to rub a handful of this herb on your pants to deter chiggers and ticks.

Is wild mint poisonous?

The leaves of wild mint are edible, raw or cooked. Having a quite strong minty flavor with a slight bitterness, they are used as a flavoring in salads or cooked foods.