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Mentha arvensis (wild mint or corn mint) is a species of mint with a circumboreal distribution. It is native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America. It is listed as an ancient herb, once appears in the bible as tenth.

It is considered as an aperitif and it is used for gastric problems. In Europe, the wild mint was traditionally used to treat flatulence, digest problems, gallbladder problems and coughs. The oil can be extracted and used as a painkiller. 

Nowadays, mint extracts are used in foods, drinks, coughs' medicines, moisturizers and cigarretes. It is also efficient as antibacterial in teeth care.