Antioxidant Power

One of the primary benefits of fresh mint is that it contains potent antioxidants. Peppermint, for example, has perillyl alcohol, which might stop the formation or spread of cancer, according to Michael T. Murray and Joseph E. Pizzorno, authors of The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods. Peppermint also contains another antioxidant called rosmarinic acid, which can help prevent and treat certain allergies.