Peppermint is a widespread aromatic plant containing a large amount of menthol. Peppermint has a wide range of uses: it is used in cosmetics, pharmacology, aromatherapy, herbal medicine and in cooking. The most widespread this plant is in the preparation of fragrant tea. Since peppermint tea is very tasty, you can not mix it with other herbs or teas. It all depends on the preferences of each person.

Mint is a medicinal plant, so mint tea has a lot of healing properties:

• Relieves pain in women during menstruation;
• Eliminates the unpleasant symptoms of menopause;
• It has a diuretic and antiseptic effect;
• Thanks to menthol in its composition, it has antibacterial properties for colds and infectious diseases;
• Lowers the level of male hormones in the female body;
• Improves appetite, but at the same time reduces the feeling of hunger. Therefore, it is good for losing weight;
• Improves brain activity;
• It relieves muscle pain and migraines;
• Lowers blood pressure;
• If you drink less than two cups of peppermint tea a day, then it will invigorate, but if on the contrary - there will be weakness and want to sleep;
• It frees the body from toxins and poisons;
• Establishes metabolic processes;
• It has a diuretic effect, which is also good for losing weight.

The harm of mint tea

With allergies and with individual intolerance of mint, it is strictly forbidden to drink mint tea.

Can pregnant women drink mint tea?

If you drink no more than two cups, mint tea has a very good effect on a pregnant woman. It helps to relieve toxicosis easier, as it relieves dizziness and nausea, calms the nervous system and helps eliminate anxiety and fears of childbirth. In addition, it increases female libido, eliminates dizziness, and fights against edema.

Many drugs are forbidden to drink during pregnancy. Peppermint tea will help a woman recover from colds without harming her baby.

Can men drink mint tea?

Many are interested why men should not drink mint tea. Thanks to scientific experiments, scientists have proved that with regular use, peppermint tea can reduce the amount of testosterone in the human body. But this does not mean that the male sex is forbidden to drink peppermint tea. Due to the constant use of a cup of tea per day, absolutely nothing bad will happen, and potency will not suffer.

Tea is perhaps the oldest beverage that almost all of humanity knows. It can be drunk almost all season. In ancient times, healers were prescribed to take tea as a sedative, leading a person to a state of balance of strength and spirit. Avicenna, in her treatises on medicine, studied and described tea and its beneficial properties, prescribing it as a drink with increased nervousness, emotional discomfort, just to relax and calm the nervous system.

Centuries have passed since Avicenna, but nowadays, full of energetic movement, stress and nervous excitement, tea remains a relevant, demanded drink in almost every home. It is customary to meet guests with a cup of freshly brewed fragrant tea, chatting with a friend is also nice over a cup of tea, discussing last night’s business with family is also pleasant over a cup of tea. But few people know that tea can not only bring taste comfort as a drink and relieve thirst, special teas in composition soothe our nervous nerves, help us to feel calmer and more balanced. Tea with mint leaves has proven itself to be particularly distinctive in its sedative properties.

Peppermint Tea

Mint, this simple plant grows in almost every garden. It has small oblong leaves, bright green in color and stands out from the rest of the plants with a pleasant, aroma. If you carefully study the components that make up this plant, you will find that mint is simply filled with vitamins and minerals useful to humans. This and vitamin C are a storehouse of youth and health, group B vitamins, including magnesium, calcium, are present in mint and tannins betaine, ursulova, oleanolic acids.

10 beneficial properties of mint

1. Treatment and prevention of colds

   In the season of colds, perhaps mint tea, has established itself as the most reliable assistant. With the help of menthol, which is part of it, it will facilitate breathing with a cold, relieve headaches, and mitigate the manifestation of the disease. To make tea, it is always necessary to use earthenware, or glass dishes. One small spoonful of dry leaves should be poured with a glass of hot boiling water, in addition, “wrap” the container with a towel or napkin. After 8-10 minutes, the tea is ready!

2. For a healthy heart

3. For women's health

   Many women love and drink peppermint tea and for good reason. During critical days, tea helps relieve spasmodic pains while acting as a painkiller. But men should be treated with such tea with caution, the fact is that mint has the peculiarity of lowering the level of male hormones.

4. During pregnancy

   Even from our grandmothers came to us information that peppermint tea helps to cope with toxicosis in pregnant women. But to abuse this drink during an interesting situation is still not worth it. It is enough to drink 1 cup per day.

5. For those who want to lose weight

   Dieting is always difficult, and a drink made from peppermint leaves can not only quench thirst, replenish the body’s water balance, but also dull the feeling of hunger. The fact is that the composition of peppermint includes essential oils. They then dull the desire to eat more quickly. If there is a need to lose weight, then peppermint tea will be an effective help in this. Not for nothing that nutritionists include this drink in all kinds of weight loss diets.

6. To improve digestion function

   Peppermint tea will also help with problems with digestion, bloating, heartburn, and intestinal disorders. Mint tea has a choleretic effect, and is taken with gallstone disease.

7. Toothache assistant

   Tea cooled to room temperature will help overcome the manifestations of stomatitis and relieve toothache. It is only necessary to rinse the mouth with a freshly brewed drink.

8. Soothing property

   Nothing brings order to the nerves like warm, pleasant peppermint tea, it helps to calm down, relax and feel the comfort and pleasure of the world.

9. With migraine

10. For a healthy looking skin

    Since the mint plant contains menthol (and this gives a peculiar smell and taste), the drink from it has antibacterial properties and is widely used for skin problems. The use of the infusion will well remove itching and inflammation from the skin.

Contraindications to the use of mint tea

• Active young men, mint tea is not recommended due to its ability to lower male hormones. “Powerful of this world” is enough, if desired, to drink no more than 1-2 cups per day of this drink.
• Future mothers  the use of mint tea should also be limited, especially if there is a tendency to lower blood pressure and inflammatory processes in the kidneys and liver.
• People suffering from varicose veins, this drink also will not bring benefits.

For the rest, you just need to pamper yourself with a fragrant healthy drink!

Recipes on how to make mint tea.

The mint plant itself is fragrant and tasty. It can be used both as an herbal infusion, or added to green and black teas to taste.

• One small spoonful of green tea, a few leaves of dry mint, pour hot boiling water, let it brew for about 10 minutes. For lovers of sweets, you can add to taste a little natural honey.
• Black tea is prepared similarly to green, for a more saturated aroma and taste, it is desirable to finely chop the mint leaves.
• During hot days, chilled peppermint tea will help get rid of thirst. Before use, it is recommended to put several pieces of ice in it.

You can find a large number of recipes for hot and cold mint tea, everyone will choose for himself what he likes.

What else is useful?

Since ancient times, the unique properties of mint have been used by traditional healers for medicinal purposes. This plant is a real storehouse of nutrients, so every family should have at least a small supply of mint for preparing a tasty and fragrant infusion. Peppermint tea has a positive effect on the nervous system - it helps fight stress and normalizes sleep. However, like any other drink, it has a downside. Therefore, before using peppermint tea, study the possible contraindications.

Useful properties of the drink

The main benefit of peppermint tea is its calming effect, which is why it is recommended to use the drink with increased anxiety and a regular state of stress. In such periods, people often suffer from insomnia, and peppermint tea copes with this problem, relieving nervous tension and spasm of blood vessels. To achieve a sustainable effect, you can drink a mint drink at night, one cup for a week.

Interestingly, the opposite effect can be obtained from this elixir. So, chilled black tea with mint increases physical activity, gives vigor and a surge of strength. However, you shouldn’t get carried away with such tea while working so as, on the contrary, not to provoke drowsiness.

The beneficial properties of mint are due to the content of menthol. This substance has an antibacterial effect, therefore it is widely used to treat various infections and suppress the activity of viruses

It has also been proven that a fresh mint drink strengthens the immune system, so people who use it during seasonal colds are less prone to colds.

A chilled drink perfectly quenches thirst in the heat and helps make up for fluid loss in the body. Menthol has a tonic effect and suppresses the feeling of hunger, which is of great value for losing weight. No wonder it is the most popular among tea drinks.

The benefits of mint tea are also apparent in the following:

• Relieves headache and migraine symptoms.
• Normalizes blood pressure.
• Reduces the acidity of the stomach and relieves intestinal cramps.
• Improves metabolism.
• When applied topically, it treats skin diseases.

  The most useful is green tea with mint and lemon.

Peppermint tea with lemon simultaneously performs several functions: cleanses the body of toxins and toxins, fights infections and strengthens the immune system. In addition, menthol neutralizes the harm of green tea, which manifests itself in a high caffeine content that increases blood pressure.

Benefits for the female body

Mint drink is considered invaluable for women, because it contributes to the production of female sex hormones and reduce the activity of men. This property has a positive effect on the normalization of the menstrual cycle and the removal of painful spasms during critical days, as well as on reducing the symptoms of menopause. Therefore, after the onset of menopause, regularly drink tea with mint leaves.

Women are wondering if you can drink this soothing drink while in position. The answer is yes. The benefits of green tea with mint in the first trimester of pregnancy are manifested in the removal of symptoms of toxicosis - nausea and dizziness.

In addition, this wonderful period is often accompanied by increased anxiety, and sedatives can be dangerous for the child. Therefore, the best tool in this case is to make a warm mint infusion.

Contraindications

After studying the benefits of peppermint tea, it’s worth talking about possible side effects. It is not recommended to drink the drink to people suffering from low blood pressure, as well as for chronic kidney and liver diseases. Small children can make tea only in the morning and give them to drink in small portions. The harm from peppermint tea can occur during breastfeeding with a decrease in lactation, so during this period it is better to limit its intake or completely abandon it.

The calming properties of the drink can negatively affect male libido. The harm from mint tea in this case is to reduce the production of the hormone testosterone. It is especially not worth giving infusion to boys during puberty.

How to cook

To prepare tea, use fresh or dried leaves of the plant. Mint can be brewed as an independent infusion or combined with a drink of green, black, herbal tea. This herb also goes well with hypericum, thyme, and chamomile.

  It is important not to allow the properties of mint in tea to lose their effectiveness. Therefore, the leaves of the plant should be properly brewed.

Firstly, mint does not like high temperatures - the optimal temperature of the water for infusion is 80 degrees. Secondly, use only china or glassware. And another important condition is to use freshly brewed fresh infusion.

To make peppermint tea, use the following recipe:

• Take a tablespoon of dry leaves or 4 fresh leaves of the plant and place them in a suitable bowl.
• 300 ml of boiled water, cool and fill it with the prepared tea leaves.
• Leave the infusion for 10 minutes to saturate with beneficial properties.

Drinking mint tea as a preventive measure is recommended for 1-2 glasses per day, both in warm and chilled form. During colds, increase the intake of infusion to 3-4 times, and to enhance the healing effect, add a slice of lemon and a teaspoon of honey to it.

For digestive disorders, prepare a strong infusion. To do this, two tablespoons of mint are poured with a glass of boiling water. The infusion is used for 1 tbsp. l 3 times a day until symptoms disappear.

With toxicosis, migraine and muscle pain, mint tea is drunk half a glass twice a day before meals.

For the treatment of skin diseases, make tea and wipe the skin with it like a cosmetic lotion. To prepare it, 1 teaspoon of tea leaves pour 150 ml of boiled water. Strain the resulting broth and apply twice a day after washing.

  And if you use a drink with cinnamon, then you can replace it with a morning cup of coffee

To prepare Chinese black or green tea with the addition of mint, take equal amounts of tea leaves and leaves of a dried plant - 1 teaspoon each. The temperature of the brewing water should be no more than 90 degrees. To prepare a drink should also be in porcelain, glass or ceramic dishes. To get a quality tea infusion, 10 minutes are enough. You can add dried currant leaves or ginger to it to enhance the beneficial properties and diversify the taste. Green tea with mint goes well with lemon and honey.

Now you know the benefits of peppermint tea, and you probably loved this wonderful elixir of youth and health even more. Consider contraindications and follow the rules of use in order to get the maximum taste and benefit from the drink and prevent possible harm.

Natural mint tea - a drink with a long history, which nourishes, refreshes, heals, has a fragrant aroma. The taste, smell of medicinal herbs is determined by menthol and numerous essential oils. The unique properties of peppermint tea were noted by respected healers of antiquity, who used peppermint to treat numerous diseases.

Peppermint tea: healing, cleansing, relaxation

To prepare fragrant tea, fresh or dry mint leaves are brewed with boiling water, taken hot / chilled during overwork, nervous excitement, and fatigue. Tea with mint goes well with honey, lemon - it is recommended to take such a decoction for colds, SARS. A simple, affordable, natural drink is filled with useful substances such as:

• tannins;
• thiamine;
• riboflavin;
• volatile;
• copper;
• phosphorus;
• iron;
• zinc;
• sodium;
• magnesium;
• potassium.

Mint tea is useful for women: contributing to the production of estrogen, the infusion stabilizes the hormonal background, regulates the menstrual cycle, improves the condition of the skin, and helps to cope with unpleasant symptoms during menopause.

The effect of peppermint tea on children has not been fully studied, so it is advisable to give herbal infusions to a child starting from 4-5 years old (in small quantities). Pay attention to the reaction of the child's body (whether there are rashes, itching, allergies), consult a specialist.

The effect of peppermint tea on men is controversial and debatable. Occasionally, in small quantities, a mug of brewed mint can help the stronger sex to cope with overstrain, depression, and neurosis. In large quantities, mint can reduce the level of male hormones (testosterone), leading to a decrease in potency.

Scope of fragrant grass

Due to the healing properties, mint tea is used as:

• sedative and painkiller for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, migraines, hypertension;
• antiseptics for a cold, cough, sore throat (helps relieve pain, clears mucus);
• antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory drugs for stomach cramps, intestinal disorders, nausea;
• choleretic drug to improve the outflow of bile, reduce the increased acidity of the stomach.

Many women use peppermint tea for weight loss, noting its remarkable ability to reduce hunger and cravings for sweets. Taking such a drink before meals, you can speed up metabolism, improve the digestive system. Peppermint tea is especially useful during times of stress.

Opinions are not clear on the benefits of peppermint tea during pregnancy. Mint is known to:

• helps fight early toxicosis;
• eliminates constipation, dizziness;
• leads to tone the muscles of the uterus;
• relieves swelling, symptoms of heartburn.

However, peppermint tea is not only beneficial, but sometimes harmful. Obstetricians and gynecologists advise taking herbal infusion with caution, dosed, observing the measure. In large quantities, female hormones contained in the plant can affect the course of pregnancy or provoke premature birth. Therefore, before consuming medicinal herbs, it is advisable for the expectant mother to consult with the attending physician.

Important: Using peppermint essential oil during pregnancy is strictly prohibited!

It is undesirable to overuse peppermint tea and breastfeeding ,   due to its pronounced hypotonic effect. The presence of menthol in the grass can lead to a decrease in blood pressure, to interruptions in the heart rate, both in the mother and in the baby. Peppermint is known to affect lactation, decreasing the amount of breast milk. Mint tea can be taken with problems of hyperlactation and during the weaning of the baby from the chest.

How to make delicious refreshing peppermint tea?

The proportions and combination of the ingredients indicated in the recipes are not critical, they can vary depending on personal preferences.

Mint tea with ginger and honey

3 tbsp. tablespoons of grated and mint are brewed in a liter of hot water, 4 tbsp are added. tablespoons of honey. Can be mixed with ordinary black tea of \u200b\u200bdifferent varieties.

Soothing mint and lemon balm tea

2 tbsp. tablespoons of mint leaves and pour 0.5 liters of hot water, insist 5-10 minutes, take with the addition of sugar, honey to taste.

Moroccan classic tea

2 teaspoons are brewed 200 g of water in a small teapot or a special glass. Fresh mint leaves (1 bunch) are brewed separately in another container with the addition of sugar. After 5 minutes, the infusion with green tea is mixed with mint, poured into small glasses.

Mint tea with cranberries and honey

Mint leaves are brewed with boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Cranberry berries are ground with honey, laid out on the bottom of the glasses, poured with mint broth, infused for 5 minutes under a closed lid. In summer, a cooling drink with ice cubes can be served.

Spiced Cinnamon and Lime Tea

At the bottom of the glass are laid out: a leaf of fresh mint, a little black tea, a pinch. Ingredients are poured with boiling water, covered with a lid, infused for several minutes, before use, the glass is decorated with a slice of lime.

Do mint tea have contraindications?

The composition of mint leaves contains active substances that can have a negative effect on the human body. Therefore, it is undesirable to take mint tea:

• persons with individual intolerance, allergies;
• pregnant women during lactation;
• children under 5 years old;
• hypotension with low blood pressure;
• men with problems in the intimate sphere;
• with varicose veins.

Hello dear readers. Today I want to tell you what mint tea is useful for. Now it’s summer and fresh mint has appeared, I really love its smell and taste. Peppermint tea with honey is generally something. A very tasty, healthy and aromatic drink is obtained. Such a drink perfectly calms and, as they say, puts thoughts in order. But, everything is good in moderation, often I do not drink peppermint tea.

On the blog I already have an article about peppermint, a very detailed article where I describe its beneficial properties, treatment, harm and contraindications. You can read everything in the article ““. My mother grows mint in her garden. But what is there to grow, a mint bush, a lemon balm bush, peonies, roses and many other different flowers are growing. But what a beauty, that’s where you can relax both body and soul.

You can now buy mint in a pharmacy, which is already ready to dry, but you can dry it yourself. Even if you do not have a summer residence, you can buy mint in the market and dry it. In my opinion now any vegetables, fruits and greens can be found year-round.

I just add fresh mint to the cup, pour boiling water, insist and drink. You can add a sprig, or mint leaves. You can add a sprig of mint to the teapot, where you usually make tea, your tea will acquire a unique taste and aroma.

Mint tea. Benefit. Properties

• I want to note the cooling property of mint tea, which is very important on hot days. Thanks to the menthol content in mint leaves, mint has such a characteristic taste and aroma.
• Peppermint tea is used as a sedative and painkiller for stress and nervous excitement.
• Mint tea is very useful for cramping the stomach and intestines, as this drink has antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties.
• Peppermint tea with honey is useful for any colds.
• Mint tea is drunk for migraines and headaches, with hypertension.
• Peppermint tea is used for nausea.
• Peppermint tea has a calming effect on the nervous system, so it is useful to drink it at night with insomnia. It is best to drink it in combination with honey.
• This drink helps with a cold. With nasal congestion facilitates nasal breathing.

In our modern world, where stress is a common thing, a cup of mint tea will help to cope with stress. Peppermint tea will help calm down and relax. In addition, it is a natural medicine.

Let us consider if peppermint tea has contraindications, as well as what harm it can cause to our body.

Mint tea. Harm. Contraindications

• Peppermint is harmful to people who have low blood pressure. Since peppermint tea calms and can even lower the pressure.
• Regarding the reception of peppermint tea during pregnancy and lactation, in this matter you need to get the good of your doctor.
• Excessive consumption of peppermint tea can be drowsiness, so you should not abuse peppermint tea.
• If you are hypersensitive to mint or allergies, you will have to refuse mint tea.

Be wise, do not get too carried away with mint tea, drink a cup of mint tea. In this case, if your mint is dry, then observe the dosage. Usually, I make one full teaspoon of chopped herbs per half liter of boiling water. Since a teaspoon of mint in a glass, in my opinion, it turns out to be too concentrated tea.

Peppermint tea with honey.

Peppermint tea improves digestion, relieves headaches, helps relieve nervous tension and calm down. You can drink peppermint tea both in cold and in warm form. In summer, when it’s hot you can drink cold mint tea with honey, and you can add lemon, ginger, and lemon balm. In general, everything for every taste.

In winter, hot mint tea with honey is of course very useful. If desired, you can add lemon to the drink, it will give mint tea a certain piquant sourness. And such tea will be very useful for flu and colds.

You can write odes about honey in general, how useful and rich in vitamins and minerals it is. Sugar is replaced by honey; I like to drink mint tea with honey. But, remember that honey is also quite a high-calorie product. You can add a spoonful of honey directly to tea.

Honey has always been used as a tonic. As a means of helping to cope with insomnia and calm down. For this, a spoonful of natural honey is added to chamomile tea, and to boiled milk, to mint tea. Drink any of the above drinks at night.

Mint tea. Benefit and harm for women and men.

Mint tea has some benefits for pregnant women, as it helps to cope with toxicosis. Although mint tea is a natural drink, it is not recommended to drink it during pregnancy. Therefore, it will be wise to consult a doctor on this issue.

A cup of mint tea will help relieve fatigue and relax after a hard day. Although I read on many blogs on the Internet that peppermint tea invigorates and needs to be drunk in the morning, it personally does not invigorate me, but it calms me down.

But for men, peppermint tea is not very useful, especially at night, as it calms and if you had plans for the evening, then they may not be translated into reality.

How to brew mint tea.

There are no special tricks when brewing mint tea. I usually add a sprig of fresh mint to a cup of boiling water, insist, add honey to taste and drink.

You can add a sprig of mint in the teapot to the green tea in which you make tea. Such tea can be drunk at any time of the day.

If you have dry mint, then there are no tricks either. Usually 1 teaspoon of crushed mint is brewed in a glass of boiling water, but I brew for half a liter, insist, again honey to taste and drink tea.

The benefits of peppermint tea are obvious, but before using peppermint tea, read the contraindications so as not to harm your health.