Name: Raw Mint. Chaoshan Herb

Alias: Mentha piperita, earth mint (Chaoshan), white mint (Shantou), mountain mint, chicken su (Jieyang, Chenghai), wild mint (Chenghai), water mint (Jieyang), faucet mint (Chaoyang), Jin Buhui, fenghuangzai (Huilai), house mint (Lufeng).

Source: The whole grass or leaves of Mentha piperita or Mentha domestica, family Labiatae.

Chemical composition: fresh leaves contain 0.8-1% volatile oil, dried stems and leaves contain 1.3-2%. The main component of the oil is menthol, with a content of 77-78%, followed by menthone, with a content of 8-12%, and also contains menthyl acetate, camphene, limonene, isomenthol ketone, pinene, menthone, resin, and a small amount of tannins, rosemarinic acid. Character: Pungent flavor, fragrant, warm, non-toxic. Effects: Sweating and dispersing qi for internal use, subduing wind and swelling; relieving swelling and pain for external use. It enters the lung meridian.

Indications: colds and flu, cough. It is also used to treat skin edema, itching, children's abdominal distension, cooling and relieving summer heat.

Legend:

Legend has it that the original name of mint comes from Greek mythology. Hades (Hades) fell in love with the beautiful elf Mansi (Menthe), Hades' wife Persephone (Persephone) was very jealous. In order to make Hades forget Menthe, Persephone turned her into an insignificant grass, which grew by the side of the road and was trampled by people. However, after Mansi, who is strong and kind at heart, turns into a grass, she possesses a comfortably cool and charming fragrance, which becomes stronger and stronger the more she is broken and trampled. Although she became a grass, she was loved by more and more people. They called this grass Mentha. The Romans and Greeks loved the flavor of mint. At festivals, they wore garlands of mint. The Egyptians used bags of mint, along with fennel and cumin, as a tax. The American Indians used mint to treat pneumonia. Peppermint is extremely antiseptic and antibacterial, and drinking it regularly prevents viral colds, oral diseases, and freshens breath. Gargling with peppermint tea juice can prevent bad breath. Steam the face with mint tea mist, there is the role of shrinking pores. Take the tea leaves on the eyes will feel cool, can relieve eye fatigue. Mint is also said to have "eye grass" nickname, can be used to treat eye diseases.