Reportage on herbalists in the Bauges mountain range in Savoie, France. They grow and sell organic aromatic and medicinal plants. The herbalist collects plants from the dryer to extract water from the fresh plants, therefore preserving them and their main active ingredients. Spearmint is a variety of green mint. Like all mints it has tonic, fortifying and digestive properties. Mint is antispasmodic and used to be considered a panacea due to menthol抯 antibacterial action.