Mint has been long known as an herbal remedy, easing queasy stomachs, calming stress and anxiety, and promoting restful sleep.
Peppermint tea has long been viewed as an excellent way to ease an upset stomach, calming the digestive tract and alleviating indigestion, gas, and cramps.
Mint has also been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Many, perhaps most, are also being uses for human and veterinary medicine, as insecticides or insect repellents, and as anti-fungal or antibacterial protection for crop plants.
Mints are potent plants, full of phyto-compounds that plants manufacture to protect themselves against harmful bacteria, viruses, and other assaults from the environments they evolved in.
Interestingly, there are studies that show spearmint is even beneficial to honeybees by cleaning out the mites that infect their hives.
But Use With Caution
Peppermint tea has long been viewed as an excellent way to ease an upset stomach, calming the digestive tract and alleviating indigestion, gas, and cramps.
Mint has also been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Many, perhaps most, are also being uses for human and veterinary medicine, as insecticides or insect repellents, and as anti-fungal or antibacterial protection for crop plants.
Mints are potent plants, full of phyto-compounds that plants manufacture to protect themselves against harmful bacteria, viruses, and other assaults from the environments they evolved in.
Interestingly, there are studies that show spearmint is even beneficial to honeybees by cleaning out the mites that infect their hives.
But Use With Caution