The value of medicinal and edible peppermint

May 06, 2024

Mint is a perennial herbaceous perennial plant, also known as "wild mint" and "nocturnal fragrance". Mint is mostly found at an altitude of 2100 meters, in the shape of a square column, with opposite branches, measuring 15-40cm in length and 0.2-0.4cm in diameter; The surface is purple brown or light green, with furry edges and internodes measuring 2-5cm in length; Crisp texture, white cross-section, hollow pulp. Leaves opposite, with short stalks; The leaves are wrinkled and curled, and the intact ones are flattened to form a wide lanceolate, long elliptical or oval shape, with a length of 2-7cm and a width of 1-3cm; The upper surface is dark green, and the lower surface is grayish green, with sparse fuzz and concave glandular scales. The inflorescence is axillary, the calyx is bell shaped, the apex is 5-toothed, and the corolla is light purple. After kneading, there is a special cool aroma.
Mint fresh leaves mainly contain 1% -1.46% oil, and the main component in the oil is L-menthol, with a content of 62.3% -87.2%. It also contains L-menthone, isomenthone, menthol acetate, and methyl benzoate, α- and β- Pinene, β- Platycladyne( β- Thu jene, 3-pentanol, 2-hexanol, 3-octanol, myrcene, limonene, and cineole, α- Terpineol( α- Terpineol, etc.

Mint's young and tender stem tips can be used as vegetables, while whole herbs can also be used as medicine to treat colds, fever, sore throat, headache, redness in the eyes, skin rubella, itching, measles, and other symptoms. In addition, it is also effective in treating carbuncle, gangrene, scabies, tinea, and lacquer sores. Every 100 grams of dried mint contains 9.6 grams of water, 6.8 grams of protein, and 31.1 grams of fiber, providing 870.7 kilojoules of heat. Mint contains menthol, which can freshen breath and has multiple medicinal properties. It can alleviate abdominal pain, gallbladder problems such as spasms, and also has anti-corrosion, bactericidal, diuretic, expectorant, stomach strengthening, and digestive aid effects.

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The medicinal value of peppermint

1. Used for wind and hot colds, warm diseases at the beginning. This product is commonly used for dispersing wind heat, cooling to clear heat, and clearing light and cool powder. Therefore, it can be used to treat wind heat, cold, or warm diseases that have just started, with the evil in the Wei Fen. For those who have headaches, fever, or slight aversion to wind cold, it is often paired with the same ingredients as Silver Flower, Forsythia, Burdock, and Schizonepeta, such as Silver Forsythia Powder.
2. Used for headaches, red eyes, sore throat. This product is light and uplifting, with a fragrant aroma that clears the orifices. It is effective in dispersing heat from the upper burner, clearing the head and throat. Use to treat wind and heat attacks, headache and redness, often combined with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, and cranberries; Used to treat wind heat stagnation, sore throat, often paired with Platycodon grandiflorus, raw licorice, Bombyx mori, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, and Fangfeng.
3. Used for measles opacity and rubella itching. This quality light dispersing powder has the function of dispersing wind heat, promoting toxins and penetrating rashes. It is used to treat wind heat on the surface, and measles is not transparent. It is often paired with cicada molt, mustard, burdock, purple grass, etc., such as penetrating rashes soup; To treat rubella and itching, it can be used equivalently with Sophora flavescens, Bai Xian Pi, and Fangfeng. Its effect is to dispel wind, penetrate rashes, and relieve itching.

4. Used for liver depression and qi stagnation, chest tightness and flank pain. This product can also enter the liver meridian and relieve liver depression. It is often combined with products such as Chaihu, Bai Shao, and Danggui to soothe the liver, regulate qi, and regulate menstruation. It can treat liver depression, qi stagnation, chest and rib pain, and menstrual disorders, such as Xiaoyao Powder.

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The Edible Value of Mint

Mint has both medical and edible functions, with the main edible parts being stems and leaves, and can also be used for juice extraction. In terms of consumption, mint can be used as both a seasoning and a spice, and can also be paired with wine, tea, and other ingredients. Candies and pastries used as food additives mainly include refreshing mint cake, stomach enhancing eight delicacies cake, mint sugar, brown sugar, chewing gum, throat moistening candy, etc; The main types of alcohol and beverages that use mint products include mint wine, mint tea, mint dew, mint refreshing drinks, and mint honey water that has a sobering effect. A trace of mint essence is added to the food, which has an obvious aromatic and pleasant cool smell and can promote digestion and appetite.

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2024-05-06

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