What are the effects and effects of peppermint leaves

Because of the emergence of peppermint, everyone is familiar with the taste of peppermint, but do you know anything about peppermint? we may not know much about the efficacy and function of peppermint leaves. Let's take a look.

I. the efficacy and function of mint leaves

1. When we drink drinks containing peppermint ingredients, we can excite the brain, promote blood circulation and sweat, which can be used to relieve heat and fever.

2. Peppermint contains menthol and other factors, which will make people's skin cool, so it can reduce inflammation and analgesia, relieve itching and detoxification and evacuate wind and heat.

3. peppermint into tea can strengthen the stomach and dispel wind, expectorant, cholagogic, anti-spasm, improve cold, fever, throat, swelling, skin itching, abdominal flatulence, diarrhea, indigestion, constipation and other symptoms.

4. It can relieve headache, promote metabolism and treat inflammatory symptoms of respiratory tract.

5. Lower blood pressure and nourish the heart.

6. Its cool aroma can also ease the nervous mood, make the body and mind happy and help to sleep.

7. Often eat food made from mint leaves, which has a good protective effect on gallbladder and liver, and can be used to treat gastric ulcers.

8. Peppermint leaves also contain anti-inflammatory agents, which have wonderful effects on burns, which not only make people less hot and uncomfortable, but also prevent inflammation from spreading.

II. Matters needing attention in mint culture

1. Temperature: like warm climate. The rhizome sprouted and emerged at 5 ℃ and 6 ℃, and the optimum temperature for growth was 20: 30 ℃. Although the plant began to wither and went into dormancy when the temperature dropped to about 2 ℃, the underground stem could survive the winter safely at 20 ℃ and could sprout new branches from the rhizome in the second year.

2. Light: like plenty of sunshine, more resistant to shade. Sufficient light is conducive to the formation of aroma, such as indoor placement, should be moved to a sunny place for 1-2 days after 3 days of display, and then go back to indoor placement.

3. Like the moist soil environment, more resistant to moisture. During the growth period, it should be fully watered to keep the basin soil moist. However, avoid wet waterlogging, basin soil is too wet will lead to overgrowth of plants, thinning of leaves, poor development of root blossoms, and the phenomenon of shedding of lower leaves, and vulnerable to disease infection. The stagnant water in the basin should be emptied in time after rain. The usual watering should grasp the principle of "no dry, no watering, watering thoroughly". When plants go dormant in winter, watering should be reduced.

4. Fertilization: like fertilizer. In addition to the need to apply organic fertilizer as base fertilizer, fertilizer should be applied once a month during the growth period, with nitrogen as the main fertilizer and proper scale potassium fertilizer. If the branches and leaves need to be harvested during the growth period, topdressing should be carried out during the harvest to promote the plant to restore a good plant shape.

5. Pruning: a money cut is carried out in combination with turning the basin every spring to promote the growth of branches and leaves. If the plant does not grow vigorously, it should be renewed and pruned to restore the strong growth of the plant. When the stem is too high in the growing season, it is feasible to pick the heart, or spray paclobutrazol solution on the leaf to control the height.

III. Taboos on the consumption of mint

1. People with yin deficiency and blood dryness, hyperactivity of liver yang and excessive sweat should not take peppermint leaves.

2. Women during pregnancy should avoid using it. And because peppermint has the effect of inhibiting milk secretion, so women in lactation should not be used more; and because of peppermint fragrant and spicy powder, patients with lung deficiency cough, yin deficiency fever and sweating should also be used with caution. In addition, the ingredients of peppermint are prone to volatilization due to heat, so it should be put in after boiling. And it has the effect of awakening and excitement, so it is not suitable to drink too much so as not to cause sleep disturbance.

The above understanding of the efficacy and role of peppermint leaves, by the way, peppermint this plant to do in-depth understanding, to increase everyone's understanding of peppermint, so that the advantages of peppermint in home decoration.