The efficacy and function of mint leaves

Medicine is very common in life. There are many kinds of medicine. For Chinese medicine, herbal medicine is the main one. Herbal medicine is also very helpful in treating diseases, so it is a safe choice. There are many kinds of grass. When choosing, you should also pay attention to its medicinal properties. Mint leaves are a plant that can be seen everywhere in life. It also plays a great role in treating diseases. What are the effects and functions of mint leaves?

There are many functions and effects of mint leaves, so when choosing it, you should also be careful not to use it casually, otherwise it will cause great harm to human health, and there are also many ways to use it.

The efficacy and function of mint leaves :

Mint leaves are the leaves of the plant mint, which have a refreshing taste. Mint leaves have both medicinal and edible functions. The main edible parts are the stems and leaves, and they can also be squeezed into juice. In terms of food, it can be used as a seasoning, a spice, and can also be paired with wine, tea, etc. The scientific name of mint is Menthaspp. Use 5 to 10 grams of mint leaves, brew with hot water, and drink it when the fragrance overflows. This is the most convenient and quickest way to drink it. If you brew it in a covered container in summer, you can avoid the evaporation of mint oil. Wait until it cools down and drink it. The "feeling of coolness" will make you feel relaxed and happy.

Dietary effects

Peppermint is pungent and cool in nature; it enters the lung and liver meridians; it has a refreshing fragrance and is dispersing;

It has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, clearing the head and eyes, relieving throat, clearing rashes, and relieving depression.

It is mainly used to treat wind-heat symptoms on the surface, headache and dizziness, red and swollen eyes, sore throat and hoarseness, sinusitis, toothache, measles that does not break out, itchy rashes, liver depression, flank pain and abdominal distension, scrofula and tuberculosis.

Pharmacological effects of mint leaves

1. Local effect

Topical application of peppermint water has cooling, antipruritic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

Menthol can stimulate the receptors on the skin's nerve endings, producing a cooling sensation first, followed by a slight burning sensation. It slowly penetrates into the skin, causing prolonged congestion and achieving a therapeutic effect.

2. Antipyretic: A small amount of mint can excite the central nervous system, causing the surrounding capillaries to dilate and dissipate heat; and promote the secretion of sweat glands to induce sweating. Therefore, it has the effect of lowering body temperature.

3. Anti-inflammatory: The eight catechol acids contained in mint are effective anti-inflammatory agents that can inhibit 3a-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and have a weak anti-inflammatory effect. The blue sesame oil contained in mint has an anti-inflammatory effect on scalded rabbit ears.

4. Mint can increase the secretion of respiratory mucus. It removes mucus attached to the mucosa, reduces foamy sputum, and increases the effective ventilation volume of the respiratory tract.

5. Peppermint oil has a stomachic effect and can treat experimental gastric ulcers; it has a strong choleretic effect and also has a liver-protecting effect.

6. Peppermint oil has the effects of anti-sperm implantation and anti-early pregnancy. The reason why it terminates pregnancy is that it can significantly reduce the level of chorionic gonadotropin. It may also be related to promoting uterine contraction and damaging the placenta.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the efficacy and functions of mint leaves, especially its pharmacological effects, which are of great help in treating various diseases of the human body. Moreover, long-term selection of it also has a good effect on improving human physique, so it is a safe choice in life.