Mint is cool, enters the lung and liver meridian, and its pungent smell can be dispersed. Its aromatic ability is very strong, it can dispel wind and clear heat, clear the head, benefit the throat, penetrate rash and dispel evil spirits, and has a certain sweating effect.
Another great advantage of mint is that it can soothe the liver and relieve depression, and promote qi to relieve depression.
Nowadays, children lack a lot of time to run outdoors, and their little emotions are not released in play. They are prone to internal stagnation or temper, and they are prone to get angry. We can give him a cup of jasmine mint tea, which is suitable for spring.
Jasmine jasmine mint tea
Ingredients: 5 grams of jasmine and 6 grams of mint.
Practice: brew with boiling water and drink after the temperature is suitable.
Efficacy: Jasmine is warm, can regulate qi and middle energizer, avoid filth and turbidity, warm spleen and stomach, and has the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression. Update of Materia Medica: It can clear deficiency fire and eliminate cold accumulation. Jasmine and mint, clearing away heat and relieving depression, can eliminate a little depression and heat in the body.
Caution: Do not drink in large quantities or for a long time. Mint can be picked fresh or dried in the sun. Mint stems should soothe the liver and regulate qi.
Make a sachet
In spring and rainy season, children are prone to damp heat and hand, foot and mouth disease. At this time, you can bring a sachet to your child to dispel dampness and clear heat, strengthen the spleen and warm the middle warmer, and prevent hand, foot and mouth disease.
Ingredients: Flos Lonicerae, Herba Menthae, Herba Agastaches, Eupatorium odoratum, Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Rhizoma Atractylodis each10g.
Practice: Mash the herbs and put them in sachets. In addition, don't hang them on the baby's chest, because he will pick them up and fix them behind his shoulders with a pin. Pregnant mothers can't use sachets.
Nursing care of inclusion body accumulated by cold and heat
In spring, when a child catches a cold carelessly, it is easy to be in a state of accumulation of cold and heat. At this time, give your child a cup of tea to dispel cold and clear heat and promote digestion.
Ingredients: 6 grams of honeysuckle, 3 grams of mint leaves, 3 grams of perilla leaves, 9 grams of hawthorn, and a proper amount of rock sugar.
Practice: First boil the hawthorn for 15 minutes, then put it in a cup, add other materials, cover it and stew for a while, and then drink it when the temperature is suitable.
Efficacy: digestion and accumulation, clearing heat and dispelling cold. It is also suitable for children with clear nose, yellow nose and thick tongue coating.
Sore throat nursing
Sometimes children have a slight sore throat, especially when swallowing saliva. At this time, we can give him a cup of honeysuckle mint tea for nursing.
Ingredients: 6 grams of honeysuckle, 3 grams of mint leaves, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Practice: brew with boiling water and take it when the temperature is right.
Efficacy: Honeysuckle is very good at clearing away wind and heat, relieving exterior syndrome and clearing away heat, and has a good effect on sore throat caused by defensive points. Choose honeysuckle, try to choose unopened buds, and the efficacy is better. Mint leaves are beneficial to the pharynx, clear to the outside world, and have strong divergent power. These two combinations can help children recover.
There are mint leaves and stems on mint, which are often used together. Mint leaves have strong ability to disperse wind and dissipate heat, and mint stems have strong ability to soothe the liver and promote qi. When using it, we can use it flexibly according to our needs.
Mint taboo
Having said that, I'm almost taken away by so many uses of mint. Don't forget to master its taboos. First of all, people with yin deficiency and blood dryness and sweating should avoid taking mint leaves. Secondly, women should avoid using it during pregnancy, and because mint has the effect of inhibiting milk secretion, it is not suitable for lactating women.
There are also patients with mint powder, cough due to lung deficiency, fever and sweating due to yin deficiency. Finally, mint has an exciting and refreshing effect. Eating a lot of mint can cause insomnia, but eating a small amount can help you sleep. Mint can't be fried for a long time, nor can it be fried for a long time.