Mint scientific name: Mentha piperita English name: Mint Labiatae Labiatae Distribution: Origin is the Mediterranean and Europe, the main producing areas in the United States, Britain, Japan, Rome, Egypt, France, Romania, Argentina. Is a perennial herb, fall open red, white or purple flowers, foliage is growing Cheng, oval or oblong leaves have serrated edges, generally used the root to breed.
Mint menthol main components, other components including: menthone, iso-menthone, menthol, mint esters
And other ingredients. Other containing heresy Ye, mint and a variety of free amino acids and other glycosides. Excitability of the central nervous system through the skin telangiectasia, faster ATP synthesis, and therefore, there is a refreshing effect.

Cool mint reason, in its stems and leaves where a volatile contains a "peppermint", and its main ingredient is menthol, is an aromatic freshener. Mint is not only cool and refreshing, refreshing variety of foods can be made, but more importantly, it can also be made in medicine, cosmetics and other industrial raw materials. Mint Medicinal: spicy, cool. There evacuation wind-heat, clear head, throat, Touzhen, liver function. For wind-heat syndrome, febrile disease early, Fever, chills, body does not sweat, wind-heat red eyes, sore throat, measles poor through the hair and hypochondriac pain, irregular menstruation. Dutch to insecticide to kill fleas. Indeed refreshing mint stagnation, colds, headache, sweating Shufeng, heat detoxification, eliminate stomach bloating, anti-inflammatory anti-itch, anti-corrosion fishy.

Mint has appease depressed mood, excited nervous, people may feel the joy and peace of the role; and to de-worming stomach, improve abdominal bloating, indigestion, etc. effect. In the external aspect, but also to ease shoulder pain, headaches and inflammation of various wounds, promote blood circulation.