The benefits of peppermint water include:
Excites the brain, improves blood circulation and sweating.
It eases headaches, boosts metabolism, and is therapeutic for inflammatory symptoms of the respiratory tract.
Can calm tense and angry emotions, can lift the spirit, make the body and mind happy.
The bad things about peppermint water are:
Because peppermint itself has the effect of stimulating the nerves as well as refreshing the mind, it is best not to overdose in the evening, to avoid making it difficult to fall asleep and affecting the quality of sleep.
Women who are breastfeeding should not drink peppermint in water, because some of the substances contained in peppermint have the effect of inhibiting milk secretion, so women who are breastfeeding should not take peppermint.
People who suffer from coughing due to lung deficiency are also advised not to take peppermint, especially in water to avoid aggravation of the situation.
Expanded Information
Mint tofu, efficacy: can treat cold nose congestion, sneezing, runny nose and other conditions.
Shredded Chicken with Mint, Effects: Reduces fire and relieves heat.
Peppermint Cake, Effect: Cooling, dispersing wind and heat, clearing throat.
Fresh Mint Carp Fish Soup, Effect: It can cure children's chronic cough.
Peppermint Soup , effect: detoxification.
Peppermint herbal tea, after drinking the body comfort, energy doubled.
In addition, mint stems and leaves have a special flavor, can be used in the production of chewing gum, toothpaste, etc., to play a cool refreshing, fire effects.
Additionally, mint can make honey, which is dark, amber-colored and has a strong special mint flavor.
Peppermint has both medical and edible functions, and its main edible parts are the stems and leaves, which can also be juiced. In food, mint can be used as a flavoring agent, but also as a spice, but also with wine, tea and so on. Every 100 grams of dried mint, containing 9.6 grams of water, 6.8 grams of protein and 31.1 grams of fiber, can provide 870.7 kilojoules of heat.
Mint is one of the commonly used Chinese medicines. It is a pungent, cooling, sweating and antipyretic remedy for influenza, headache, red eyes, body heat, sore throat, and swollen teeth. Externally, it can be used to treat neuralgia, itchy skin, rashes and eczema. Normally, mint is used as a substitute for tea to clear the mind and eyes.
The mint picked in the light shed greenhouse is again a fresh dish on the Chinese New Year table. It's a good way to get the most out of your life," he said.
The mint is commonly used in China as a traditional Chinese medicine, the young stem tip can be used as food, the whole grass can be used in medicine, the treatment of colds, fever, sore throat, headache, eye pain, muscle pain, skin rashes, itching, measles, etc., in addition to carbuncle, gangrene, scabies, ringworm, lacquer sores are also effective.
Peppermint contains menthol, which freshens breath and has a variety of medicinal properties, relieves abdominal pain, gallbladder problems such as spasms, and is also antiseptic and bactericidal, diuretic, phlegmolytic, stomachic, and digestive. Consumption of peppermint in large quantities can lead to insomnia, but in small doses it helps with sleep.
Peppermint leaves are contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency and blood dryness, hyperactive liver yang, and excessive sweating of the exterior.
Women during pregnancy should avoid using it. And because of the mint has inhibited the role of milk secretion, so breastfeeding women should not be used; and because of the mint aromatic pungent dispersal of the reason, so the lung deficiency cough, Yin deficiency fever sweating patients should also be used with caution.
Additionally, the ingredients of peppermint are easily volatilized by heat, so it is advisable to put them into the water after it has rolled. It also has a stimulating effect on the brain, so it should not be consumed too much in the evening to avoid sleep disturbances.
References ? Baidu Encyclopedia ? Peppermint