In life, we all like to soak water with mint leaves. This is because we all know that mint leaves are good for health, so everyone likes to eat mint leaves. Mint leaves can not only clear away heat and detoxify, but also solve the problem of indigestion. But mint leaves are good, but there are some taboos. Let's have a look.

Use with caution for people with yin deficiency constitution.

For friends with yin deficiency constitution, it is best not to soak mint leaves in water to drink. Because the main function of mint leaves is to disperse wind and heat, cool and relieve fever, it belongs to a kind of cold food. People with yin deficiency constitution are too cold. If you often drink mint leaf tea at this time, it is likely to aggravate your condition. Even in hot summer, you should pay attention. Not suitable for taking mint leaves. This is a situation we need to pay attention to.

Lactating women should not take it.

For lactating women, it is also inappropriate for mint leaves to soak in water. Because mint leaves contain a special substance, this substance will inhibit the secretion of milk in the human body, which will adversely affect breastfeeding. In addition, mint leaves are cool and soaking in water may bring some negative effects to the physical recovery of female friends during lactation, so lactating women should use mint leaves carefully to soak in water.

Not suitable for drinking at night

Soaking mint leaves in water can easily stimulate the exciting nerves of the human body and excite the brain, so it is not advisable to drink mint tea at night. If we drink mint leaves and soak in water at night because of gluttony, it is likely to cause insomnia and seriously affect our sleep quality. Therefore, although mint leaves are very good, they should be taken during the day, otherwise it is not conducive to health.

Not suitable for long-term large-scale use.

Menthol in mint oil and mint leaves has a strong paralyzing effect on human body. If you drink a lot of tea brewed with mint leaves for a long time, it will easily cause respiratory paralysis, deficiency cold, cold sweat, cough and many other adverse symptoms. Mint leaves are cold. If we take them in large quantities, it will only lead to deficiency cold in the body. Therefore, in daily life, we must soak the mint leaves in water in an appropriate amount, and don't drink too much for a long time.

Above, we have introduced the situation of mint leaves to you. We can find that mint leaves themselves are very good, which can help us clear away heat and detoxify. However, there are many things to pay attention to when taking mint leaves. We need to avoid these taboos of mint leaves as much as possible, which is healthier.