Mint also has some seasoning function. Mint is often used in western food. Adding a little mint leaves to some dishes with strong flavor will make you feel cool instantly and neutralize some greasy and uncomfortable feelings.
Mint leaves can be soaked in water for a long time. It is not only a seasoning plant, but also a traditional Chinese medicine. Mint is pungent and cool, and can enter the lung and liver meridians. Its nature is still mild and most people can eat it.
In traditional medicine, mint is often used to dispel cold, which can be eaten by people who are unconscious and can refresh their minds. Commonly used for wind-heat cold, headache, red eyes, chest tightness, rubella and other diseases. However, it should be noted that mint should not be eaten too much. It can belong to a "hair" substance, and its medicinal function can "penetrate the rash", that is, it can make the rash come out faster and accelerate the spread of pathogens in the body, but it may also aggravate some diseases. If you use it, you need a doctor's guidance.
Many friends may not imagine that mint is actually a "spicy" food. It's so cool after all.
In fact, we pick a small amount of mint leaves and chew them carefully. There is indeed a slight burning sensation, and we will feel very cool, but it is not because the skin temperature has dropped, but it stimulates the nerve endings and strengthens the "cold" feeling. Mentha haplocalyx contains flavonoid antioxidants, which is beneficial to cholagogic effect; Menthol contains a unique ingredient "menthol", which can improve respiratory inflammation, probably because it promotes respiratory secretion and removes mucus attached to it; Peppermint is effective in improving some headaches, neuralgia and itching. When fruit juice is applied to the skin, it has a cool feeling and can relieve pain.
There are many descriptions about the efficacy of mint in some ancient books. For example, it is mentioned in Tang Materia Medica that mint can perspire, treat abdominal distension and flatulence, and also play a certain role in indigestion and food accumulation. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" also mentioned that mint is helpful to treat aphonia and excessive phlegm caused by wind-heat and can be used for digestion. There are also some estimates that mint can treat all typhoid headaches, improve headaches and dizziness, and is good for the throat.
You can drink some mint leaves soaked in water every day to improve the symptoms of excessive phlegm, cough and throat discomfort, or you can join other drinks to drink together. But again, don't overdo it, just soak one or two mint leaves in water, not too much. Mint is slightly toxic. Excessive dosage may easily paralyze nerve endings, but it may cause adverse symptoms.