Fresh mint flavor is familiar to us from childhood, when my mother cooked us tea with mint, and bought mints. In addition to use in cooking, mint is used in the treatment of certain diseases.Peppermint essential oil was used in ancient Rome for indoor residual spraying and furniture in the dining rooms, the guests to create a festive mood. Later, a wreath from the stems and leaves of mint recommended to wear to students, to enhance brain activity.
Peppermint oil: application
Peppermint oil used primarily as a means to raise the general tone, improve performance and activity of the nervous system. Alsopeppermint essential oil has disinfectant, antimicrobial, antibacterial properties. It is used for reducing lactation, spastic pain removal, as a diuretic and anthelmintic.
For coldsEssential little mint is used as an expectorant, relieves the symptoms of colds, eliminates cold, helps treat inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.Peppermint oil also suitable for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Due to its antiseptic properties halts putrefaction and fermentation in the stomach, which are often the cause of gastritis, improves digestion, eliminates bloating.
Peppermint oil part of the balms teeth, eliminating halitosis, can be used for toothache, stomatitis. Peppermint is also good relieves nausea during motion sickness, helps with indigestion.
Peppermint essential oil widely used for treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system to maintain tone veins, arteries, capillaries. With its analgesic properties, is used in the treatment of headaches, as well as pain caused by menstruation.
In cosmetologypeppermint essential oil used in amounts due to oily skin. It soothes irritated skin, relieves inflammation, cools and refreshes, relieves swelling and itching from insect bites. Good help in the treatment of oily hair, and also eliminates the inflammation and pain from sunburn.
Successfully applied peppermint oil to treat yeast erosion, fungal nail infections, skin and hair.
In mixturespeppermint essential oil Peppermint is best combined with oils of lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, lavender, eucalyptus, rosemary.
In the oil burner is used to flavor the premises, the stubborn odors, insect repellent. The aroma of peppermint oil helps relieve stress, alleviate the symptoms of fatigue and irritation, soothe. However, an overdose can have the opposite effect and even cause sleep problems.
Insidepeppermint essential oil also used in asthma, nervous vomiting, diarrhea, liver and heart, muscle and headaches, dysmenorrhea, meteosensitivity, tuberculosis. External agents on the basis ofpeppermint oilhelp for pain in joints and muscles, lumbago, radiculitis, tooth and headache, fat, inflammation, aging skin.
For intake is recommended to mix 3 drops of peppermint essential oil with a teaspoon of honey and half a cup of boiled water.
Insect repellent peppermint oil applied directly on the pillow, in very small quantities.
For baths and compresses add 3-7 drops into the water.
Inhalation usually take 3-5 drops of peppermint oil in a glass of hot water.
For massage sufficiently 7 drops to 10 ml of base oil.
In aromalampu can drip 3-5 drops in aromakulon - 1-3 drops.
If you have problems with your teethpeppermint essential oil for applications used by mixing it with vegetable in equal proportions.
When the pain is applied to the painful area with a mixture of peppermint oil base in the ratio 1: 2.
Peppermint essential oil has a number of contraindications. Do not use it for the treatment of children under the age of 6 years, applied in the presence of bronchospasm in parallel using homeopathic remedies. It is also believed that the use of peppermint oil is better to give the young men and young men, because it can weaken the potency.
Alexander Panyutin
Women's magazine JustLady