1, prevention and treatment of wind-heat cold. Menthol is a common material for treating wind-heat cold, especially suitable for people who have no sweat or have poor sweating. It is recorded in the West Record of Medical Enthusiasm that "mint is used for sweating due to fever". Modern pharmacological research shows that peppermint oil can promote sweat gland secretion and increase heat dissipation, thus playing a role in sweating and antipyretic. For those with mild symptoms, 3 grams of mint, 5 grams of mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum and honeysuckle can be used instead of tea or porridge.

2. Treat wind-heat in the head and face. According to the "drug meaning", mint is "pungent and can disperse, cool and clear in nature, beneficial to the meeting of six yang, and dispel the heat of cold" In other words, mint is good at guiding people, and can cure aphonia, cure teeth and clear throat. In addition to oral administration, it can also be brewed with boiling water, and fumigated in the nose, eyes or mouth after a little cooling to help people clear their heads and relieve symptoms such as headache, red eyes, sore throat and gums, and burning nose caused by wind and heat. You can also dry the decoction with gauze and apply it to the fever parts such as eyes and mouth.

3, anti-inflammatory and itching. Mint is light and scattered, mainly entering the lung meridian, and the lung governs fur, which can promote the opening and drainage of pores, spread the rash poison accumulated in pores, and its cool feeling can alleviate the itching feeling of rash. Studies have shown that peppermint oil can stimulate the cold receptors of external nerve endings, produce cold sensation, and reflexively cause changes in deep tissues and blood vessels, thus playing an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipruritic role. It can be used alone or decocted with Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Fructus Arctii, Periostracum Cicadae and Radix Sophorae Flavescentis for external use.

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How to eat mint is very simple. You can make tea with mint tea, 3-6 grams each time. Like tea, the soaking method can also be brewed with lemon. If possible, you can also buy a small can of fresh mint for a rainy day. Whether fresh mint leaves are used to make tea or mix salads, they have a good health care function. Mint is cold, so people with cold symptoms should not eat it.

References:

People's Network-The Health-keeping Effect of a Mint