Peppermint is pleasant, the fragrance is non-toxic, and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" also records: "Peppermint can be divergent, cool can be clear, and it is specially designed to dissipate wind and heat." "Traditional Chinese medicine believes that peppermint has the effects of detoxifying heat, dissipating wind and heat, soothing liver depression, clearing the head, and benefiting the throat. The New Cultivation of Materia Medica lists mint in the vegetable section and calls it "also a raw food". Nowadays, mint is also commonly used in dishes, pastries and beverages, and is commonly used in dietary therapy. It is mentioned in the "Mirror of The Heart of the Doctor": "Mint decoction soup, warm wine and drink, sencha raw food, and appropriate." The beneficial ones of the cover vegetables also. "It means that there are many ways to eat peppermint, you can cook soup with tempeh, soak it in wine, or chew it with raw mint as a refreshment when drinking tea, which will be very good for the body." In modern times, the aromatic oil obtained by distillation of fresh mint stems is also used, and the prescription is often called "mint ice" or "mint cream", and the function is similar to that of mint. Many of today's throat-clearing medicines or foods also contain peppermint. In addition to eating, mint has another wonderful point, in the summer, if there are boils, small sores, or mosquito bites, etc., mashed with fresh mint and applied to the affected area, it will be itchy and painful, and it will feel cool and comfortable.
Modern research shows that peppermint contains menthol, which can freshen breath, relieve abdominal pain, gallbladder spasms, etc., and also has the effects of antiseptic sterilization, diuresis, phlegm, stomach and digestion. Peppermint also calms, relieves tension, relieves depression, and eats small doses to help sleep.
Mint black tea
Ingredients: 1 g of mint leaf, 1 g of mint leaf, 3 g of Keemun black tea, rock sugar or honey to taste.
Directions: Prepare the above ingredients, pour black tea, mint leaves, and lotus leaves into a porcelain cup, pour boiling spring water or pure water, add rock sugar or honey, cover and simmer for a while, use tea leaks to filter into another glass, and drink.
Function: This tea has the effect of cooling and relieving heat, refreshing the mind, warming the stomach and digesting food. It is suitable for people who are tired and sleepy in summer heat, tired and sleepy, and do not have a good appetite. Brewing mint tea can be mixed with other flowers and herbs, and the taste of the tea will be more special.
Mint rice porridge
Ingredients: 30 g of fresh mint leaves, 150 g of japonica rice, rock sugar to taste.
Directions: Wash the mint leaves and japonica rice and set aside. Add 1000 ml of water to the pot, add the washed mint leaves, bring to a boil over high heat, fry over medium heat to about 800 ml, remove the mint leaves, let the water cool and set aside. Add japonica rice to water to boil the porridge, add mint soup and a little rock sugar when the porridge is ready, and bring to a boil.
Function: This medicinal porridge has the effect of clearing wind and heat, protecting the stomach and rejuvenating. It is suitable for people with stomach diseases, dry mouth and thirst, and new sensation of wind and heat.