Mint is a representative of aromatic plants, and there are many varieties, each of which has a cool fragrance. Colors are white, pink, lavender and so on. , low-key and unobtrusive, forming a unique flower stem of Labiatae. Flower language: Gift-giving etiquette of Corporal Lixian: Plant several kinds of mint seedlings in several ceramic flower pots and put them in wooden boxes for gifts. If you can insert a label next to each potted flower to indicate the variety of mint, the effect will be better. Mint was first produced in Europe, Mediterranean and West Asia. At present, the main producing areas are the United States, Spain, Italy, France, Britain, the Balkans and so on. , and most parts of China, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places have production. In China: Widely distributed in China. China is one of the major exporters of peppermint oil and menthol. World: widely distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, and a few in the southern hemisphere. There are about 30 species of Mentha plants in the world. Mint contains 25 species, except for a few annual plants, most of which are fragrant perennial plants. At present, the main producing area is the United States, and the best mint is produced in Britain. The stem is about 90 cm long, the hairy leaves are serrated, the flowers are terminal, and there are purple, white and pink spikes. There are 12 species in China, and there are pepper lotus, mint, spearmint and mint in the wild. Legend has it that mint originally came from Greek mythology. Hades fell in love with the beautiful fairy Mansi, and Hades' wife Persephone was very jealous. In order to make the guardian forget Muncie, Persephone turned her into an ordinary grass, which grew on the roadside and was trampled by others. However, after the strong and kind Manxi has turned into grass, it has a comfortable, cool and charming fragrance. The more it is crushed and trampled, the stronger it is. Although she has become a grass, she is loved by more and more people. People call this grass mint. Both Romans and Greeks like the taste of mint. In festivals, they also wear mint textile garlands on their bodies. Egyptians used bags of mint, fennel and fennel as taxes. American Indians will use mint to treat pneumonia. Mint has strong bactericidal and antibacterial effects. Regular drinking can prevent viral colds and oral diseases, and the breath is fresh. Gargling with mint tea juice can prevent bad breath. Steamed noodles with mint tea mist also have the function of shrinking pores. Leaves soaked in tea will feel cool when applied to eyes, which can relieve eye fatigue. It is said that mint also has a name called "POTAMOGETON", which can be used to treat eye diseases. Daily usage: 1, used for wind-heat cold and fever. This taste is pungent, clear and cool, light and cool, and is often used to dispel wind and heat. Therefore, it can be used to treat wind-heat cold or epidemic febrile disease, headache and fever, and slight aversion to wind and cold. It is often combined with Yin Hua, Fructus Forsythiae, Burdock and Schizonepeta, such as Yinqiao Powder. 2. Used for headache, red eyes and sore throat. This product is light, invigorating yang, fragrant, enlightening, good at dispersing pathogenic wind and heat, clearing the head and benefiting the throat. It is used to treat wind-heat attack, headache and red eyes. It is often used with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum and Vitex negundo. For wind-heat stagnation and sore throat, it is often combined with Radix Platycodi, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Bombyx Batryticatus, Herba Schizonepetae and Radix Saposhnikoviae. 3, used for measles, rubella itching. This product is light in weight, and has the functions of dispersing wind and heat, dispersing toxin and penetrating rash. Used to treat wind-heat and measles. It is often combined with cicada slough, Schizonepeta, burdock and Arnebia euchroma. , such as penetrating rash soup; Rubella pruritus can be combined with Sophora flavescens, Cortex Dictamni Radicis and Radix Saposhnikoviae to dispel wind, penetrate rash and relieve itching. 4, used for liver depression and qi stagnation, chest tightness and hypochondriac pain. This product can also enter the liver meridian, soothe the liver and relieve depression. It is often combined with herbs such as Bupleurum, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Angelica to treat liver depression and qi stagnation, chest pain, and irregular menstruation, such as Xiaoyao San. 5. In addition, this product is fragrant and smelly, and can also be used to treat swelling, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea caused by moist and dirty air in summer. Often used with Pogostemon, Eupatorium odoratum and lentils. Usage and dosage: decoct in water, 3 ~ 6g, or go down later. Its leaves are longer than sweating, and its stems have the meaning of qi. Precautions: This product is pungent, sweaty and gas-consuming, and it is not suitable for people who are weak and sweaty. Pharmacology: contains volatile oil, mainly isomenthol, 1- menthone and menthyl ester. Oral peppermint oil can stimulate the central nervous system, dilate skin capillaries, promote sweat gland secretion, increase heat dissipation, and play the role of sweating and antipyretic; Peppermint oil can inhibit the contraction of gastrointestinal smooth muscle, resist choline acetate and show spasmolytic effect; Peppermint oil can promote the secretion of respiratory glands and has therapeutic effect on respiratory inflammation; In vitro, mint decoction has inhibitory effects on herpes simplex virus, forest virus and mumps virus, and has bacteriostatic effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, Streptococcus A, Streptococcus B, Staphylococcus carinii, Enterococcus, Shigella flexneri, Bacillus anthracis, diphtheria, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. Peppermint oil for external use can stimulate the cold receptors of nerve endings to produce cold sensation, reflexively cause changes in deep tissues and blood vessels, and play an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipruritic role. Small prescription: 1. Treating bee sting, fresh mint leaves are attached to the affected area, which has immediate effect. 2. Controlling water hurts the ear. Just drop some mint juice. Dietotherapy: mint has dual functions of medicine and food. The main edible parts are stems and leaves, and can also be eaten by squeezing juice. Edible, mint can be used as flavoring agent, spice, wine and tea. 1. mint porridge: add clean water 1l to fresh mint 30g or dried mint 15g, fry for about 0.5l on medium fire, and take out mint juice after cooling. Cook porridge with 150g stem rice. When the porridge is ready, add mint soup and a little rock sugar and boil it. Efficacy: fresh and refreshing, dispelling wind and dissipating heat, appetizing and helping digestion. 2, mint tofu: 2 pieces of tofu, 50 grams of fresh mint, 3 fresh onions, add 2 bowls of water to fry, fry until the water is halved, that is, eat hot. Efficacy: It can treat cold, stuffy nose, sneezing and runny nose. 3. Mint shredded chicken: chicken breast 150g, cut into filaments, add egg white, starch and salt and mix well for later use. 150g mint stalks are washed and cut into the same parts. Heat the oil in the pan to 50% heat, and pour the shredded chicken into the oil. Take another pot, add base oil, add minced onion and ginger, add cooking wine, mint stalks, shredded chicken, salt and monosodium glutamate, and sprinkle with pepper oil. Efficacy: Eliminating fire and relieving summer heat. 4, mint cake: take 500 grams of glutinous rice and mung beans, mint 15 grams, 25 grams of sugar, a little osmanthus. Boil mung beans until cooked, then add sugar, osmanthus fragrans and mint leaves to make stuffing for later use. Stew the glutinous rice, put it in a box to cool, then wrap the bean paste with glutinous rice and crush it with a mallet. Efficacy: cool, dispel wind and dissipate heat, clear throat and benefit throat. 5, fresh mint crucian carp soup: 1 live crucian carp, cut clean, cooked with clear water, add 1 root onion, 1 slice of ginger, 20 grams of fresh mint, boil water, put seasoning and oil and salt, and eat the soup with meat. Take/kloc-0 once a day for 3-5 days. Efficacy: It can cure children's chronic cough. 6, mint soup Clean the mint leaves, chop them up, scald them with boiling water, and put a little salt and sesame oil. Efficacy: detoxify and reduce fire. 7, mint herbal tea: a little fresh mint leaves, washed, brewed in boiling water, added with appropriate amount of sugar, naturally cooled. Drink 3 ~ 5 cups a day, and you will feel comfortable and energetic after drinking. 8. Mint ice: Boil 4 bowls of water in the pot, add mint and cook for 5 minutes, and let it cool. Put mint water in the refrigerator and freeze it into ice particles. When you have a sore throat or dry mouth, chew some ice particles in your mouth to cool your throat. Mint wine takes peppermint oil 10g, 50ml of rice wine and 50ml of yellow wine. Mix peppermint oil with rice wine and yellow wine and drink it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. 9, mint tea: use mint leaves to make tea, the soaking method is the same as ordinary tea, drinking has a cool feeling, is a good medicine for clearing heat and diuresis. 10 In addition, the stems and leaves of mint have special fragrance, which can be used to make chewing gum, toothpaste, etc. , and has the effect of refreshing and purging fire. 1 1. Mint can be used to brew honey, and its honey is dark amber with strong mint special smell. Has high medicinal value.