Efficacy, function and taboo of mint. Speaking of mint, everyone must be familiar with it. Mint is an edible wild vegetable, which is often used as medicine. It has a wide range of uses. Let's learn the efficacy, functions and taboos of mint together.
Efficacy and function of mint and its taboo 1 efficacy and function of mint.
Pungent in taste and cool in nature. It has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, clearing throat, removing toxic substances through rash, soothing the liver and relieving depression, and relieving itching. It is suitable for common cold and fever, headache and sore throat, anhidrosis, red eye due to wind and fire, rubella, skin itching, hernia pain, dysentery and lymphoid tuberculosis, and has slight analgesic effect for external use, and can be used for treating neuralgia.
1, stimulating and inhibiting nerves
Mint can stimulate the central nervous system, burn and chill the skin, and inhibit and paralyze sensory nerve endings. Therefore, it can be used as an anti-irritant and a skin irritant. It not only has anti-allergic and antipruritic effects on skin itching, but also has obvious relieving and analgesic effects on neuralgia and rheumatic joint pain.
2, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial
Mint has desensitization, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects on mosquito bites; It also has obvious antitussive, anti-inflammatory and bacteriostatic effects on upper respiratory tract infection; It has repercussive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects on hemorrhoids and anal fissure.
3, stomach and wind
Prescriptions containing mint products in the mouth have exciting effects on taste nerves and olfactory nerves. It can stimulate oral mucosa, promote oral saliva secretion, stimulate appetite, increase blood supply to gastric mucosa and improve digestive function. Conducive to the treatment of indigestion, relieve abdominal distension and stagnation. It can also be used to treat hiccups and spasmodic stomachaches. In addition, mint also has a good effect of expelling intestinal wind, which can reduce intestinal swelling, relax intestinal muscle peristalsis and relieve intestinal hernia pain.
4. Aromatic seasoning
Mainly use mint's unique cool throat-moistening and pleasant smell to cover up and improve the discomfort of some drugs with peculiar smell and difficult to swallow.
Mint taboo
Taboo crowd: those with yin deficiency and blood dryness, or those with excessive sweating and superficial deficiency should not eat; People with spleen-stomach deficiency and cold and diarrhea in loose stool should avoid overeating and eating for a long time.
Suitable for people: the general population can eat it. Especially suitable for people suffering from exogenous wind and heat, headache, red eyes and sore throat; Oral ulcer, halitosis, swollen gums, wind-heat itching.
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Alias: Fanhe cuisine, Shengyang cuisine and Yindan grass.
Basic introduction of mint
Mentha haplocalyx is a labiatae plant "Mentha haplocalyx", that is to say, it belongs to other dry whole grasses, which are mostly born by the wetland river in Shan Ye, and its roots grow underground. The whole plant is green and fragrant. The leaves are opposite, the flowers are small lavender, lip-shaped, and the flowers are small and dark purple-brown. Mint is one of the commonly used Chinese medicines. The mint picked in Guangpeng greenhouse is a fresh dish on the Spring Festival table. Refreshing and delicious. Usually use mint instead of tea to clear the heart and improve eyesight.
Nutritional value of mint
Contains volatile oil, mainly isomenthol, 1- menthone and menthyl ester.
Purchase of mint
Mint has many leaves, green color and strong smell. Corruption and bad smell are not suitable for purchase.
Storage of mint
Put it in the refrigerator, wrap it in a fresh-keeping bag and keep it for a week.
Edible method of mint
Mint has both medicinal and edible functions. The main edible parts are stems and leaves, and can also be used for juicing. Edible, mint can be used as flavoring agent, spice, wine and tea.
Candy cakes used as food additives mainly include cool mint cakes, eight-treasure cakes for invigorating stomach, mints, brown sugar, chewing gum and throat lozenges. Alcohol and beverages using mint products mainly include mint wine, mint tea, mint dew, mint refreshing drink and mint honey water with hangover relieving effect.
Efficacy and function of mint and its taboo II. Efficacy and function of mint
1, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat
Presumably, the article about the efficacy and function of mint in clearing heat and relieving summer heat is the most commonly used. After the human body eats mint, it can promote the contraction and expansion of our capillaries, and then stimulate sweat glands to secrete sweat and help the human body sweat. Sweat can effectively help the human body to cool down, and can radiate the heat in the body, so that the human body can alleviate the heat in summer.
2, spleen appetizer
In summer, because of the weather, people's intestines and stomach are in a relaxed state, so people will be anorexic. Mint is rich in dietary fiber, which can help the human body promote digestion and relieve indigestion symptoms such as bloating. At the same time, mint leaves can also promote the secretion of oral mucosa and help the human body to enhance appetite, so summer is the best time to eat mint.
3, dandruff and itching
In addition to being edible, mint can also be used for washing hair, which can effectively improve the symptoms of dandruff and scalp itching. Peppermint is used to soak hair after soaking in water, which has a good effect on dandruff removal and is a pure natural and pollution-free shampoo. In addition, we can also use mint to clean our bodies, and the theanine contained in it can sterilize bacteria and play a rapid antipruritic effect.
Step 4 relieve fatigue
If we feel tired from work or study, we can crush the mint and apply the juice to our temples, just like wind oil and cool oil, but it doesn't have such a pungent smell. The mint smells very comfortable and will feel refreshed after a while, which has a good refreshing effect and relieves fatigue.
Efficacy, function and taboo of Mint 3. Efficacy of mint
Body Efficacy: Peppermint has dual effects, which can cool down when it is hot and warm the body when it is cold. Therefore, it has excellent curative effect on cold, good respiratory symptoms, and certain curative effect on dry cough, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis. It is also very beneficial to the treatment of digestive tract diseases, and has the functions of eliminating flatulence, relieving stomachache and heartburn. In addition, it can relieve pain, is effective for migraine and helps to reduce fever.
Physiological efficacy: peppermint oil is the best essential oil for treating colds, which can inhibit fever and mucosal inflammation and promote perspiration; It has a good effect of clearing and moistening throat and eliminating bad breath; Cooling and relieving pain can relieve headache, migraine and toothache; In addition, it also has a good effect on respiratory system, digestive system and endocrine system.
Skin efficacy: it can shrink capillaries, eliminate toxins in the body, improve eczema and tinea, relieve itching, diminish inflammation and burn, soften skin, eliminate blackheads and acne, and is beneficial to oily hair and skin.
Psychological function: the cool property of mint can calm the state of anger, hysteria and fear, boost the spirit and give the soul a free space to stretch.
Beauty efficacy: It can regulate unclean and blocked skin, and the coolness can shrink capillaries, relieve itching, diminish inflammation and burn, and also soften skin, which is also very effective in removing blackheads, acne and oily skin.
Other functions: dropping mint juice on the sponge on weekdays can dissolve the unpleasant smell or fishy smell of cars, rooms and refrigerators. Not only is it fragrant, but it can also repel mosquitoes.
Other functions
1, as a food additive: adding a small amount of mint essence to some foods, cakes, sweets, wines and beverages will have an obvious fragrant and pleasant cool smell, which can promote digestion and stimulate appetite. Such as cool mint cake, throat lozenge, mint wine, mint tea, etc.
2. As a tobacco flavoring agent: adding menthol to flue-cured tobacco can obviously weaken the pungent taste of tobacco, make it mild and elegant, and make it more palatable, which is more suitable for women and the elderly.
3. As a perfuming bactericide: it is widely used in oral cleaning products such as toothpaste, tooth powder and mouthwash; It is also used in skin care cosmetics and washing products such as cold cream, shaving cream, aftershave, toilet water, perfume, soap, facial cleanser, mask, shampoo, hand sanitizer, shower gel, sunscreen cream, etc. Adding a proper amount of peppermint oil into household sanitary products such as air freshener, sanitary sterilization, insecticide, towel, sanitary towel, deodorizing and sterilizing insole, health underwear, bedding, etc., not only has the effect of cooling and fragrance, but also has the wonderful effect of sterilization and disinfection.
skill
1. Users who are sensitive to the use of mint should not use it before going to bed at night to avoid falling asleep.
2. Menthol and peppermint oil have a strong paralyzing effect on mammals. If taken in excess, it will lead to respiratory paralysis and death. Therefore, the dosage of drugs should not exceed the prescribed limit (except for medicinal purposes, it generally does not exceed 2mg/kg body weight per person per day).