The peppermint is widely used in cosmetology, traditional medicine, pharmacology and also the food industry. Such popularity of this plant isn't surprising: mint peppered – the real well of valuable elements.
Useful qualities of a peppermint
Escapes, leaves and flowers of a peppermint contain biologically active agents, phytoncides, fats, carotene, mineral salts, vitamins P and C, tannins, essential oil, etc. This herb for treatment of nervous breakdowns, cardiovascular diseases and also for fight against a meteorizm, vomiting, stomach ulcer is used. Mint helps at atherosclerosis, insomnia and headaches. Besides, curative infusions and broths on the basis of this plant are recommended to be accepted at cold and even stones in kidneys.
As for cookery, here the range of application of a peppermint is wide too: this grass is added to salads, fish and meat dishes, pastries, sauces and drinks. Also it is used for decoration of dishes.
In cosmetology on the basis of leaves of a peppermint do masks for face skin and compresses and also bathtubs.
Features of application of a peppermint
To prevent a hypertensive attack, recommend to drink mint infusion. For its preparation take 1 part of mint, 1 part of dry inflorescences of a camomile and 1/2 parts of a valerian, mix (it is possible even to rumple slightly) and fill in 2 tsps of a herbal blend with a glass of boiled water. This solution is infused within 30-33 minutes and filtered. The infusion prepared according to this recipe is drunk on 1/3 glasses daily in a row within a month.
If to put fresh mint leaves to a forehead, it is possible to get rid of a headache quickly.
At belly-aches, vomiting and nausea mint tea will help. Take 1 tablespoon of the dried crushed grass and fill in with a glass of abrupt boiled water then leave to infuse within 37-40 minutes (it is desirable to make tea in a thermos). Accept 1 tablespoon of this curative infusion each 3 hours. At vomiting about ½ glasses of mint tea are recommended to drink every 4-5 hours.
At fungal damage of skin on a problem zone impose gruel from the crushed fresh leaves of mint.
Also mint infusion differs in anti-toxic action: this means is used, for example, at an unpleasant odor from a mouth. Recipe for mint cocktail is as follows: 2 tablespoons of the crushed leaves fill in with a glass of boiled water and insist 2 hours, and later strain off. Ready infusion is accepted three times a day at meal time on 1 tablespoon.
Contraindications
This herb is contraindicated to people with individual intolerance and low arterial blood pressure. Also mint shouldn't to be given to small children. Under the influence of mint the varicosity becomes aggravated therefore the people having this disease with a peppermint should be accurater. It isn't recommended and to men as I am capable to lower a men's libido.