Christine dried mint
Introduction: The flowers are small and lavender, lip-shaped, and there are small dark purple-brown fruits after the flowers. Mint leaves have a special aroma, pungency and cooling sensation.
Season: summer, autumn
Effects and functions of dried mint
Mint leaves contain peppermint oil (main components menthol, menthone), peppermint cream, camphor terpene, lemon terpene, protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. Mint is preferred because it has many leaves, is green in color and has a strong smell. The young stems and leaves can be used as refreshing drinks and cakes. Mint is pungent and cool in nature ； Returns to lung and liver meridians ； Fragrance spreads ； It has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, clearing the head and eyes, soothing the throat, clearing rash, and relieving depression. ； Mainly used to treat superficial wind-heat syndrome, headache and dizziness, red and swollen eyes, sore throat and hoarse voice, rhinophyma, toothache, measles, hidden rash and itching, liver stagnation, hypochondriac pain and abdominal distension, scrofula and tuberculosis.
Tips for making dried mint
1. Drink mint decoction instead of tea, avoid boiling it for a long time;
2. Cooking purposes: used as cooking raw materials and seasonings. Traditionally used to prepare mutton, it can also be used as a flavoring condiment, such as mint soup, mint porridge, etc. The remaining aromatic mint is used as a condiment for candies, pastries, and beverages.
