BIHAR HERBS

MENTHA
Mentha are aromatic, almost exclusively perennial herbs. They have wide-
spreading underground and overground stolons and erect, square, branched
stems. Mentha will grow 10–120 cm (4–48 inches) tall and can spread over an
indeterminate area. Due to their tendency to spread unchecked, some Mentha
are considered invasive. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs,
from oblong to lanceolate, often downy, and with a serrated margin. Leaf
colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue, and sometimes
pale yellow. The flowers are produced in long bracts from leaf axils. They are
white to purple and produced in false whorls called verticillasters. The corolla
is two-lipped with four subequal lobes, the upper lobe usually the largest.
The fruit is a nutlet, containing one to four seeds.

JAMA ROSA
Jamrosa is a grass hybrid. It is a cross between citronella and palmarosa. It's
origin is in India and it is widely grown in the southern parts of the country.
The jamrosa oil is extracted from the highly aromatic jamrosa grass. This
medium sized grass is of hybrid origin, being a cross between the palmarosa
and citronella. This plant generally grows in the wild, so it is usually wild
harvested.