Do you know the benefits of drinking mint tea in daily life? Why do many teabags contain mint? Let's talk about it
Mint can be used as medicine, and its whole grass or leaves can be used as medicine. It's a good medicine for relieving exterior syndrome. Does "Compendium of Materia Medica" say that there is mint tea? Conducive to throat and oral diseases? The efficacy of. In addition, because mint is pungent and cool, it has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, clearing the head, relieving sore throat, penetrating rash and soothing the liver. Can be used for treating wind-heat common cold, sore throat, headache, red eyes, rubella itching, stagnation of liver qi, chest distress, and hypochondriac fullness.
Peppermint tea can calm nerves, refresh oneself, relieve cough, relieve colds and headaches, stimulate appetite to help digestion, eliminate flatulence or indigestion to relieve throat discomfort, help stimulate appetite and digestion, relieve stomachache and headache, promote metabolism, eliminate halitosis and sober up; It has the functions of strengthening physical strength, calming and helping digestion, and is suitable for mixing in various herbal teas. Can cool and relieve itching: mint leaves contain menthol. Menthol is the extract of mint leaves and the main component of cool oil. Menthol stimulates the nerve endings of the skin, which first produces a cool feeling, then a slight burning feeling, and then slowly penetrates into the skin, causing long-term congestion, thus achieving the therapeutic effect. Jasmine is a flower with a very good smell. It can be used for making tea, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Mint is cool, can clear away heat and reduce fire, and has excellent curative effect on sore throat. Therefore, patients with sore throat and cough with excessive phlegm can drink some jasmine mint tea in moderation, which can relieve pain, relieve cough and eliminate phlegm.
In addition to not taking a lot of mint, it is best not to take it for a long time. This is because if we take mint for a long time, our bodies will get cold, and the specific symptoms are fever, cough and profuse sweating. People with yin deficiency and blood dryness, physical weakness and excessive sweating should not eat mint. Mint has the effects of sweating, relieving exterior syndrome and regulating qi. People who are already weak and sweaty often eat mint, which will make them weaker. Mint tea can lose weight. Mentha contains menthol, which can improve human metabolism, accelerate blood circulation in the body, decompose the fat of greasy food, reduce the burden on the stomach, and at the same time, it can refresh the breath and suppress appetite.
Mint leaves have the functions of stimulating appetite, helping digestion, promoting digestion and strengthening stomach. Peppermint leaves have thermal sensation and stimulating effect on oral mucosa, which is beneficial to treat food shortage and relieve stomach spasm. It can also treat hiccups and spasmodic stomachaches. As an antipyretic for sweating, mint leaves soaked in water can treat colds and improve symptoms such as feeling, fever, throat, swelling and pain. Also known as Su, it is a commonly used Chinese medicine, and its extractant menthol is the main component of cool oil. Folks can also use mint leaves for external application or boil into paste for external application to treat some diseases. Poisoning is often caused by overdose. Mint contains a substance, 8- acetyl dill Ai Ju ketone, which has mosquito repellent effect. Although the mosquito repellent effect is limited, it is better than pure nature and has no harm to human body.
Through the above general understanding, you will know what is going on.