Herbal Home Remedy: Mint

The mint is a herb that is commonly used in manyThe easiest way to ingest mint as a herbal home
personal care products as well as used as anremedy is in the form of teas.
ingredient in cooking. However, it also has manyAn essential oil can also be prepared from mint.
healing properties that make it an excellent herbalPeppermint oil is known for its analgesic, calming, and
home remedy as well.cooling affect on your body. This is a good remedy
With thirty different varieties of mint, there can be afor treating and relieving headaches, migraines,
lot of herbal remedies that can be made out of them.treating fevers, and treating skin problems. This oil is
Peppermint is the preferred mint herbal remedy inconsidered antibacterial in nature as well, which is
the western world. In China, it is the field mint.great for using on minor infections.
Garden mint, or spearmint, is another very popularInhaling peppermint oil can help relieve severe nasal
mint herbal remedy which is more commonly usedcongestion, but should not be used too often. It can
for children.irritate your mucous membranes if used frequently.
The aerial parts of the mint herb are the mostYoung children should not use peppermint oil and
commonly used parts to make herbal remedies. Thenursing mothers should stay away from peppermint
mint is great for healing in cases of digestiveoil, as it can decrease your milk flow.
disorders, colic and fatulence. In addition, mint is oftenYou can also derive benefits from mint by just eating
used to treat motion sickness and nausea. If you arethe herb. Mint is used for flavoring dishes in cooking.
suffering from flu or fever, a mint herbal homeIt is widely used as an ingredient for desserts such
remedy can be used to help promote sweating toas in mint chocolates or ice cream.
break the illness. In Chinese herbal medicine, mint isThe mint that I am most familiar with is the laksa
also called bo he and is used to help relieve theleaves used in Asian cooking. It is also a commonly
symptoms of liver stagnation or other digestiveused ingredient in Vietnamese salads and soups.
complaints.However, what is interesting to note though that this
Mint is best used right after harvesting. You can alsomint ingredient does not actually belong to the mint
use the aerial parts to prepare an inhalation, tincture,family although its general appearance and odor are
compress, or an infusion, depending upon your needs.similar.