Under tea, in general terms, mean a drink not only from the leaves of the tea tree, but also any infusion of plants. This also applies to mint tea.
Drink with mint leaves can be both infusion of mint, and mint additive when brewing traditional tea. Each of these drinks with mint has its own properties and has a different effect on the body.
The Benefits of Mint Tea
The use of mint tea as a medicine does not cause doubts in many diseases. Infusion of mint is used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic. It expands the blood vessels of the heart and brain, lungs, because of what blood pressure decreases, the work of the heart muscle is stimulated. Infusion of mint is successfully treated with angina, hypertension, atherosclerosis, headaches and toothaches. Validol, Corvalol, Valocordin have mint in their composition. Mint preparations help relax the smooth muscles of the intestine, relieve pain in it, reduce flatulence. Help with spasms of the bile duct.
What else is useful for mint tea:
- Scientists have found that mint tea can stop hair growth that is not characteristic of the woman's body. Probably, mint suppresses the production of the male hormone progesterone.
- Helps to cope with hangover syndrome. A glass of mint infusion, drunk in the morning on an empty stomach, relieves headache, nausea, binds the products of alcohol breakdown and removes them from the body.
- Menthol - a substance of essential oil of mint, acts excitantly, helps the body to cheer up. Knowingly in the morning after brushing your teeth, paste with mint feels a rush of strength and vigor, there is a night numbness. Menthol helps with nasal congestion during ARI, rhinitis.
- The infusion of mint at the end of the day acts soothingly on the excited consciousness, causing the processes of relaxation and inhibition, so it helps with sleep disorders, with stress, nervous overexcitation.
Who should not drink mint tea?
Mint tea, like any medicine, has its pros and cons. Mint was used from the earliest times in medicine, cooking and perfumery, but in moderate quantities, because excessive consumption of fragrant herbs can cause a state of apathy and depression. Negative effects such a drink on the sexual function of not only men, but also women. Infusion causes a decrease in libido, sexual arousal, and in men and an erection. Mint tea has contraindications and in the following cases:
- If there is a problem with conception, and you are being treated for infertility, mint can reduce your efforts to no.
- If there is varicose veins. Peppermint additionally reduces the tone in the venous vessels, because of this, both varicose and other diseases can become aggravated.
- Under reduced pressure.
- When sleepy.
- With reduced acidity of the stomach, mint causes heartburn.
- Children up to 3 years.
- With allergies, individual intolerance.
How to make mint tea?
Mint is best used as a flavor for tea, especially green. Special tricks, how to make mint tea, do not - add 1-2 mint leaves to the teapot and close the lid. In a few minutes you will receive a fragrant, delicious and healthy drink - mint tea for weight loss. It can be drunk at any time and how much you want, gradually losing extra pounds. The whole effect is that after such tea you do not want to eat, but you feel cheerful. In tea, especially green, contains up to 25% of the necessary proteins and amino acids, all vitamins in a living form. There are mineral substances - salts of metals, microelements, regulating subtle processes in the body, mint is the best assistant. It helps to cleanse the body of slag, fat, stagnation of bile, so it helps to lose weight.
Drink mint tea for health and be happy!