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Peppermint (Mentha  piperita)Annual Direct branched stems 40-80 cm tall. The leaves are pointed, on short stalks, arranged in pairs oppositely. The flowers are small, reddish-purple, gathered in the ear, consisting of whorls. It blooms from July to September. The leaves contain an essential oil, which is composed of menthol and menthone. Use the leaves, which are collected at the beginning of budding and flowering. It has a soothing, easy analgesic, expectorant and choleretic effect, improves appetite, reduces the secretion of milk, repels mosquitoes. In large quantities, impairs sleep.
ARRHYTHMIA
Pour 1 teaspoon of dry powdered mint leaves 1 cup boiling water, brew, wrapped, 20 minutes, drain. Infusion drink every day for a year.
GASTRITISPour 10 g herb mint 1/2 cup boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Take 1 tablespoon of the infusion 3 times a day.
Take 4 parts peppermint leaves, 1 part of herbs centaury. Prepare the infusion of 2 teaspoons of mixture into 1 cup of water. Take 1 cup half an hour before meals with gastritis with complaints of pain in the liver.
Pour 1 tablespoon of peppermint leaves 1 cup boiling water, heat for 10 minutes, cool, strain through cheesecloth and drink 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
DEPRESSION
Pour 1 tablespoon mint leaves 1 cup boiling water, keep on heat for 10 minutes. Take 1/2 cup of broth in the morning and evening.
BILIARY DYSKINESIA
Brew 2 teaspoons herb peppermint 1 cup boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, drain. Drink sips throughout the day.
CHOLELITHIASIS
Pour 1 teaspoon of dried mint leaves and 1 cup of boiled water, covered, for 30 minutes, drain. Drink 1/2 cup of infusion 3 times a day for 15 minutes before eating.
COLITIS
Pour 1 tablespoon of peppermint leaves 1 cup boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, drain. Drink 1 / 2-1 glass 15-20 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day.
Hematemesis
Pour 1 tablespoon mint leaves and 1 cup of warm apple cider vinegar, to insist 40 minutes, drain. Drink infusion daily for 1-2 tablespoons.
UTERINE BLEEDING
Pour 20 g of mint leaves 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours in a tightly sealed container or thermos, drain. Take 1/2 cup of infusion 3-4 times a day before meals.
Runny nose
Pour 1 tablespoon of peppermint 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave, wrapped, 1 hour, drain. Take 1/2 cup of hot infusion, which can be sweetened with honey. Suitable for children. Adults drink at the same time to wash this infusion nose.
Burnout
Pour 1 teaspoon of dried mint leaves 1 cup boiling water, to insist in a sealed container for 30 minutes, drain. Take 1/2 cup of infusion 3 times a day.
FAINTING
After fainting useful tea with mint.
Diarrhea and belching
Pour 1 tablespoon mint leaves 1 cup boiling water, to insist 40 minutes, drain. Drink regularly, in the morning on an empty stomach, in the evening before bedtime. Drink a cup of warm broth slowly, in small sips. It helps with diarrhea and belching.
STRESS
Pour 2 tablespoons of dried mint leaves and bedstraw this, taken in equal proportions, 0.5 liters of boiling water, to insist in a sealed container for 2 hours, drain. Drink 1/2 cup 1 time a day for 6 days.
ARTHRITIS
Harvested during the flowering herb mint dry. Peppermint pour water in a bucket at a ratio of 1: 3, boil for 15 minutes. The resulting broth to insist 30 minutes and pour into a hot water bath.
INSOMNIA
Do inhalations with essential oil of mint.
OILY SKIN
Pour 2 tablespoons of dried mint 0.5 liters of water, boil for 5-10 minutes on low heat, strain, add 4 teaspoons of boric alcohol, 2 tablespoons of calendula tincture, 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Wipe the face lotion.
SMELL FROM THE MOUTH
The mint infusion add a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice. Rinse your mouth after brushing. This infusion also strengthens the gums.
Circles under the eyes
Apply eye mashed fresh peppermint leaves.
Pour 1 to 2 tablespoons mint leaves 2 cups of hot water, simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes. When the temperature drops to room broth, it is necessary to filter, soak them cotton swabs and apply to the eyes for 10 minutes (edema). When inflammation of the eye swabs dipped in warm broth and applied to the eyes for 1-2 minutes, repeat this procedure 3-4 times in a row.
LARYNGITIS
Put the battery of steam heating or hang over the head of the bed with a bag of dried mint. Take a foot bath infusion of peppermint.
Swelling and leg fatigue
Pour 100 grams of dry mint 3-4 liters of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Hold the leg in a warm bath for 15-20 minutes, then rub his feet a piece of ice, made from the infusion of mint.
DRY SKIN
Pour 1 to 2 tablespoons of mint 2 cups of hot water, boil on low heat for 5-10 minutes, then cool and strain through cheesecloth. Decoction to wash every day.
Acne, enlarged pores
Pour 1 tablespoon dried mint leaves 2 cups boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, drain. Mask apply 2-3 times a week, keep the mask no more than 20 minutes. The course of treatment - 15 masks.
Insect bite
Pour 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves 1/2 cup boiling water, heat in a water bath, infuse 10 minutes at room temperature, strain. Lubricate bites.
Steam mint leaves, put them in a bag of cheesecloth, allow to cool to a temperature of 40-42 ° C, slightly wring out and apply directly to the site of the bite. This tool can be used for both adults and children (including infants).