Mint leaves generally refers to peppermint, soaked in water to drink with certain evacuation of wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, diaphragm through the rash (through the throat, through the rash), the liver and qi benefits, but can not replace the medication to treat the disease, so as not to delay the condition.
Peppermint is pungent and cool in nature, belonging to the lung and liver meridians; it has the efficacy of evacuating wind-heat (evacuating externally sensed wind-heat evils), clearing the head and eyes (dissipating the heat generated by the head and eyes in the main position), facilitating the pharynx to penetrate the rashes (facilitating the pharynx to penetrate the rashes), and dredging the liver to promote the circulation of qi.
It is used in treating wind-heat colds, the first signs of warm diseases, wind-heat headache, redness of the eyes, sore throat, measles, itchy rashes, stagnation of the liver, chest tightness and dystocia (pain in the area of the ribs), etc. It is also used in treating the symptoms of heat and colds.
It should be noted that mint should not be used by people who are weak and sweaty; the content of active substances in mint after drying and soaking in water is limited, making it difficult to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.
If you need to take peppermint to cure or regulate your body, it is recommended to take it under the guidance of a doctor to avoid medication risks.