Wild and domestic medicinal peppermint - beneficial and medicinal properties and contraindications.

Mint grows both as a wild herb in nature, and as a domestic, cultivated herb, in gardens and summer cottages. How nice it is to walk into a courtyard where it smells like mint. Mint flowers are quite small and inconspicuous, blue-violet in color. The root of mint is creeping and branched.

Photo. Homemade mint.

Photo. Wild mint.

Photo. Mint flowers.

Its not only useful, but also medicinal properties contributed to the fact that people began to use it in cosmetology, pharmacology, and also in cooking. There are many types of mint; pepper mint is mainly used for food.

Photo. Peppermint plant.

Plant mint has analgesic, antispasmodic properties, and is an excellent antiseptic. Due to the high content of essential oil, it is widely used in folk medicine for aromatherapy, in the form of medicinal tinctures; mint tea is very popular. There are many different methods and recipes for using green mint in folk medicine. Mint can warm you up, or on the contrary, it can cool you down. This is a unique plant that can both give you a boost of energy and calm you down.

Photo. Medicinal mint.

Photo. Green mint leaves.

As a medicinal mint, it is contraindicated for very young children and nursing mothers, people with low blood pressure and an individual bad reaction to mint essential oils. Men are recommended to consume it in moderation - no more than 3-4 glasses of mint tea per day.

Photo. Mint flower.

In the kitchen, mint is a fragrant seasoning, as well as an aromatic component of a wide variety of dishes. And it's not just sweets and desserts. Its invigorating, rainbow taste is enjoyed by many, but is especially widely used in the preparation of meat dishes in Caucasian cuisine.

Do mint preparations for the winter it’s not difficult at all. Probably every home has one. dried form. You can easily find how to properly prepare mint for the winter in the appropriate section of the site.