What is Peppermint Extract powder?

Peppermint extract powder gives people a refreshing sensation in the hot summer and autumn. It is one of the 82 medicinal and edible plants released by the Ministry of Health. It can be used as medicine or edible, and has health benefits. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that peppermint is cool in nature, pungent in taste, and belongs to lung and liver meridians. Our country has a long history of cultivation. The folks used fresh mint as a vegetable for a long time. Later, some people dried the mint leaves and made tea, which has been used for medicine since the Tang Dynasty.

The nutritional content of mint

Each 100 grams of fresh mint contains 34 kcal of energy, 6.6 grams of carbohydrates, 4.4 grams of protein, 5 grams of dietary fiber, 1277 micrograms of beta carotene, 6 mg of vitamin C, and also contains calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other minerals. substance. Fresh peppermint contains volatile oil 0.8%-1%, dried peppermint stems and leaves contain 1.3%-2%. The main component of peppermint oil is menthol, the content is 77%-78%, followed by menthone. Extracts such as peppermint oil are widely used in medicine, food, cosmetics, perfume and so on.

Main Benefits

1. Refreshing

The peppermint oil in peppermint extract powder has a pungent aroma, such as peppermint, which can stimulate the central nervous system, relieve fatigue and relieve fatigue, and it is more invigorating, refreshing, and energetic. It is more suitable for people who need to refresh.

2. sweating and antipyretic

Taking a small amount of peppermint orally has the effect of stimulating the central nervous system. It can dilate skin capillaries through peripheral nerves, promote sweat gland secretion, and increase heat dissipation. Therefore, it has the effect of sweating and antipyretic. Taking a small amount of peppermint oil can also have sweating, antipyretic and central excitatory effects. People who have symptoms of wind-heat and cold can take a small amount of peppermint.

3. Anti-inflammatory and deworming

Peppermint contains menthol, which has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. It has desensitization, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects on the skin that has been bitten by mosquitoes, and also has anti-swelling and pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects on hemorrhoids and anal fissures.

4. Seasoning and Titian

The unique cool, moisturizing and pleasant scent of peppermint makes the breath fresh, and at the same time can conceal and improve the discomfort of some drugs with peculiar smell and difficult to swallow.

5. Anti-itching

Peppermint extract powder contains menthol. When used externally, it can constrict the blood vessels of the skin and mucous membranes, numb nerve endings, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, relieve itching, and have a cooling sensation. It can be used for skin itching, eczema, rash, mosquito bites and other symptoms.

6. Promoting choleretics and soothing liver

Peppermint can promote bile discharge, help emulsify fat, and promote the digestion and absorption of fat.