Common Mint Field Mint,Bo he,BOHE,su bo he,Peppermint,Herba Menthae,Field mint,Old Traditions and modern research.

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History Traditional Uses of Herba Menthae,Field mint.

Mentha Powder Extract INCI Name Mentha Arvensis Extract CAS 90063-97-1 EINECS ELINCS No 290-058-5 Mint Leaf Extract Mentha haplocalyx Mentha piperita Linn photo picture image If the leaves are rubbed on a new beehive, it will attract bees.
 Pennyroyal is a lesser known species of mint often used in the past. The oil of Pennyroyal is applied to the skin to ward off mosquitoes and other biting insects or strewn in cupboards and beds to deter ants and fleas.
 Peppermint is used to increase the flow of digestive juices and bile while relaxing the muscles of the digestive tract. It reduces colic, cramps, and gas, and helps to soothe the lining and muscles of the colon, relieving spastic episodes.
 Peppermint is also helpful for diarrhea and constipation.
 Applied to the skin, peppermint relieves pain and reduces sensitivity.
 Since it reduces nausea, mint is helpful for travel sickness.
 Mint can be used to promote sweating in fevers and influenza.
 Mentha Powder Extract INCI Name Mentha Arvensis Extract CAS 90063-97-1 EINECS ELINCS No 290-058-5 Mint Leaf Extract Mentha haplocalyx Mentha piperita Linn photo picture image

 Among Hispanics, members of the mint family, especially spearmint, are used as a home remedy to treat colic, diarrhea, and upper respiratory tract infections. Mexicans use a variety of mints to treat children for colicy bowels.

 In northern Spain, mint tea (called poleo) is offered as an after-dinner beverage. Other cultures also have long known that it is a digestive tonic plant. The oils in mint help to break down fats making them easier to digest.
 In Latin America, yerba buena (the good herb) or mint is used as a tonic for lingering illneses.

 Today, peppermint is preferred in the West, while the Chinese prefer to use field mint and have done so for at least a thousand years to treat fevers, flu, colds, nosebleeds, diseases of the nose and throat, snake and insect bites, and nervous disorders in children. In China, the leaves are often added to salads and vegetable dishes.

 In Djakarta, mint grows wild and used for headaches and colds. The leaves are ground with a bit of lime and put on the temples as a poultice to relieve throbbing headaches or are brewed for serious coughs.

 In New Zealand, mint is used as a tonic and to treat colds, flu, headaches, colic, gas, and nausea. Oil of peppermint is put on burns to relieve the pain and, when taken on a regular basis, dissolves gallstones.

 In India, mint is used to tone the stomach, stimulate the mind and body, rid the intestines of gas, and relieve muscle spasms. There, chutney is not just a condiment, but also a way of taking medicinal herbs. Mint is added to fruit chutneys to be taken as a tonic with every meal. The western practice of using mustard and ketchup came from the Indian chutneys, but these certainly do not possess any of the healthful qualities that the Indian chutneys contain.

 The Arabs use mint for many ailments, including skin diseases and as a general tonic. They are also one of the few nations who believed that mint was a tonic for the mind as well as the stomach.

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