By valli on April 13th, 2008
15 Wonderful Medicinal Uses for Mint
Using mint in medicine is an ancient one. It has been in use for the last 2000 years. It was widely used by the Greeks, Romans and the doctors of China and Japan. The wonderful medicinal uses of mint are.
- Decoction made with mint leaves cures all stomach ailments including indigestion
- Boil few mint leaves in milk; add sugar to it and drink it when you have stomachache
- Apply mint juice to acne every night and wash it with cold water early in the morning. This remedy works for dry skin also.
- Add some salt to mint decoction and gargle with it to get relief from sore throat.
- Apply mint juice on skin affected by Eczema, Scabies and Dermatitis
- Mix 5 teaspoons lemon juice and 2 teaspoons honey in a ¼ cup mint juice to get relief from acidity, thread worms and Diarrhea.
- Mint tea relieves from menstrual cramps and heavy menstruation
- According to traditional medicine mint is a contraceptive. Taking ½ teaspoon mint powder with water 10 minutes before intercourse prevents pregnancy.
- Taking mint juice at night before going to bed induces restful sleep
- Taking mint tea half an hour before meals stimulates appetite
- Infusion made with mint leaves is useful for cold, flu, hiccups and flatulence
- Keep your breath fresh by chewing some mint leaves
- Mint cures from dog bites, scorpion and beestings
- Mint has an excellent wound healing properties
- Infusion of mint is good for hypertonic diseases, atherosclerosis, and kidney and liver diseases
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IcyCucky | Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Wonderful uses for mint!
valli | Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Thank you, Icy.
Ruby Hawk | Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I like mint in my lemonade and tea.I know for a fact it is gojod for stomach upsets. It’s a useful herb.
valli | Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Thank you for the information Ruby.
nobert soloria bermosa | Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
this is such a good researched job,
well, i thought mints are just for flavorings,
thanks for sharing,
valli | Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Thank you Nobert.
Alexa Gates | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
I never knew any of that about mint..well..except for the giving you good breath
valli | Apr 19, 2008 | Reply
Thank you Alexa.
starry | Dec 14, 2008 | Reply
this website is so helpful!
inever knew there were so many uses for mint!
shivani | Nov 26, 2009 | Reply
great information i can now complete my project
thanx it really helps people like me
jaswanth rao | Jan 2, 2010 | Reply
good information this is enough for my public project
kesavaraj | Jan 2, 2010 | Reply
this is enough for my project and it will be useful for all
hymaja | May 9, 2010 | Reply
thanks for the infi ab’t mint.i suggest green tea with some mint leaves.
shakshi | Oct 14, 2010 | Reply
intrsting uses if mint
shakshi agarwal | Oct 14, 2010 | Reply
intrsting uses if mint
salaya chopra | Jan 8, 2013 | Reply
whaaoooo…………………………………………………………………………………………………….very nice facts , carefully searched for the topic man, good job
narendra | Mar 17, 2013 | Reply
i m suffering from skin ichhing all over body i started taking mint juice now 95% cure.i m taking 3glass mint juice daily.from 6months taking mint juice.