Peppermint, the stem and leaves of the perennial herb Mentha piperita of the Lamiaceae family, is produced in both the north and south of China, especially in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi Province, Ji'an producer of the famous.

The Chinese medicine believes that the mint flavor pungent, cool, into the liver, lung meridian, there are evacuation of wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, the power to relieve the epidermis through the rash, for the Chinese medicine clinic commonly used for sweating fever medicine. Mentha piperita is used in Chinese medicine to relieve sweating and fever. Mentha piperita, pungent can be dispersed, cool can be cleansing, specializing in dispersing wind and heat. Therefore, it is the key medicine for headache, head wind, eyes and eyes, throat, mouth and mouth diseases. The medicinal method of the Elephant in the Room" that it can be? Clearing head wind and removing wind-heat. The "medical Yu Xing" recorded? Mentha piperita passes through the passages, favorable throat, so that the mouth smells good.

Pharmacological studies have shown that the main component of peppermint is peppermint oil, which has menthol, menthol, menthone and so on. Menthol, menthone and other volatile oils can act on the thermoregulatory center, so that the skin vasodilatation, muscle opening coupling, sweating and heat dissipation. Peppermint oil can inhibit gastrointestinal smooth muscle contraction, against acetylcholine and present antispasmodic effect; and can promote respiratory gland secretion and respiratory inflammation has a therapeutic effect; external use can also stimulate the nerve endings of the cold receptors and produce a sense of cold and reflexively cause changes in the blood vessels of the deeper tissues to play the role of anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipruritic, and have a sense of coolness.

In vitro tests have also shown that peppermint decoction has different degrees of inhibitory effect on a variety of viruses and pathogenic bacteria. Peppermint oil and menthol are commonly used to make cooling oil, rendan, anemone, etc., or raw materials for toothpaste, mouthwash, flavorings, fruit wines, candies and so on.

Since mint has so many effects, usually we should eat mint how to dietary supplement? The following small introduction to you a few mint fancy eating method.

Peppermint porridge

Middle-aged and elderly people eat some peppermint or mint porridge in the summer and fall seasons, you can clear the mind, wind dissipation, enhance appetite, help digestion. However, this product should not be cooked for a long time, so as not to volatile oil loss. And this product is aromatic and pungent, sweating and exhaustion, the body is weak and sweaty people should not be used.

Peppermint Lemon Tea

Peppermint Lemon Tea's main role is reflected in the detoxification, clearing heat, promote metabolism, has a liver, digestion, blood stasis, enhance resistance, beauty and skin effect.

Mint cake

Take glutinous rice, mung beans 500 grams each, 15 grams of mint, 25 grams of sugar, cinnamon a little. Cook the mung beans until rotten, then add sugar, cinnamon and chopped mint leaves to make a filling. Stew the glutinous rice, put it into the box to cool, and then use the glutinous rice to wrap the bean paste filling, flatten it with a wooden mallet. It has the effect of cooling, dispersing wind and heat, clearing the throat.