Summary:
-- Peppermint was discovered in England in the 17th
century
-- Peppermint grows up to 30cm high with serrated
leaves, small flowers in white-pink are coming in June
Ingredients
-- essential oils, tannins, bitter substances,
flavonoids, have an antibiotic effect
Healing effect of the leaves
-- as tea, tincture, infusion, rub it on the skin
-- antispasmodic, promotes bile, reduces flatulence,
indigestion, nausea, vomiting
Healing effect of peppermint oil
-- for inhalation, rubbing on the skin or ingestion
[diluted in water], as a spice
-- antibacterial, cooling, analgesic, expectorant,
against headaches, respiratory infections.
April 14, 2021: Peppermint:
antiviral, antimicrobial, balances
gastrointestinal, cooling, stimulating,
nerve-strengthening [web02]:
Peppermint tea: 5 effects, 3 variants & 5
alternatives [web02]
(orig.
German: Pfefferminztee: 5 Wirkungen, 3
Varianten & 5 Alternativen) [web02]
https://www.gesundfit.de/artikel/pfefferminztee-9929/
[web02]
in the Internet Archives registrated first on April
14, 2021:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210414040243/https://www.gesundfit.de/artikel/pfefferminztee-9929/
Summary
-- Harvest peppermint fresh and prepare it as tea,
or dry and use it in winter and spring
-- Peppermint from supermarket may contain
pesticides, rinse it well
-- Keep dried mint leaves hermetically sealed and
protected from light
-- when the mint tea is infusing, you can already
inhale or cover the tea so that the essential oils
do not evaporate.
-- the peppermint oil in the peppermint leaves
contains up to 45% menthol
-- Forms: peppermint tea, peppermint oil capsules,
high-dose peppermint preparations
The effect of menthol
-- menthol has got a cooling effect (even hot mint
tea has a cooling effect). Quote:
"Menthol has numerous positive effects on the body.
Above all, the cooling effect stands out,
which in a certain way also occurs when you consume
the tea hot."
-- promotes blood circulation, has an antispasmodic
effect, relieves migraine, stimulates circulation,
stimulates digestion, circulation gets going +
provokes new life
-- is NOT a sleeping tea, because it makes you
awake, so do not take too much in the evening.
Quote:
"At the same time, however, the tea also has an invigorating
effect and should therefore not be consumed in
large quantities, especially before going to bed."
Healing effect of peppermint (peppermint tea with
peppermint oil with up to 45% menthol)
-- antiviral, antimicrobial [antibiotic, but not
against fungi]
-- severe gastrointestinal troubles are reduced,
antispasmodic, digestive problems, irritable bowel,
stomach troubles, gastritis, bloating, flatulence,
bloating
-- antimicrobial against gastritis
Quote: "You can also use peppermint tea for stomach
troubles and even gastritis. The antimicrobial
effect of peppermint has a supporting effect
here."
-- Ball bladder troubles are balanced
Quote: "In addition, peppermint stimulates bile
production and bile flow and can thus also
counteract bile complaints."
-- Headaches are reduced, especially if they come
from fatigue
-- antiviral effect against colds in combination
with other remedies
Quote: "Because peppermint tea has an antiviral
effect and can thus act against viruses of
colds."
-- strengthens the nerves
Quote: "Not only on the gastrointestinal tract, but
also on the nerves, peppermint tea has a calming
effect."
with pregnant women:
-- do not take more than 2 cups of mint tea per day
-- against pregnancy nausea (the antispasmodic
effect regulates the gastrointestinal area)
-- against headaches during pregnancy
-- with more than 2 cups per day, heartburn is
possible and can trigger birth contractions (this is
"scientifically" not proven)
during breastfeeding:
-- DO NOT take mint tea because it can reduce milk
production
-- at the end of lactation, peppermint tea serves
very well for finishing the breastfeeding (weaning).
Mixtures (blends) with peppermint tea
-- mix peppermint with lemon juice against cold (up
to 60ºC, antibacterial, vit. C is destroyed over
60ºC)
-- mix peppermint with honey against sore throat
(must be drinking temperature, antibacterial,
antiviral, especially manuka honey with a lot of
methylglyoxal)
-- mix peppermint with other medicinal herbs, e.g.
sage or chamomile
-- [man / woman can mix peppermint with fennel, for
the care of the blood and against the spikes of the
"corona vaccination", and fennel tea made of fennel
seeds or fennel leaves is reducing menstrual pain]
Warnings
-- in pregnant women, more than 2 cups of peppermint
tea daily can cause heartburn and ev. also cause
birth contractions
-- People with bile problems should not take
high-dose peppermint supplements
