Mint Is A Medicinal Plant

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

This article will provide the reader with general information about mint, the rules for planting it, as well as useful properties

Peppermint is a fragrant perennial, herbaceous plant with a creeping horizontal rhizome. The plant reproduces vegetatively with small roots. Its stem is bristly or smooth. Leaves are short-stemmed, oval in shape, sharp, with jagged edges. Mint begins to bloom in June and ends in September. The flowers are pink or creamy white. It tolerates cold enough, but not frost. It is a moisture-loving plant, therefore it grows well in areas where groundwater is close, or it is worth watering the plant more often. Soil moisture should be at least 70%. Mint is harvested once a year, at a time when half of the buds on the bush have not yet opened. The collected mint is dried in bunches, then crushed, coarse stems are not used, they go to waste, they are put in well-closed jars and boxes. Such mint will be stored for about two years.

Mint is fragrant, it has its own specific smell, which cannot be confused with anything. Mint contains menthol, which in turn gives a cooling effect, as well as bituin, flavanoids, carotene, rutin, ascorbic acid. Essential oils, ointments and tablets are made from mint. Peppermint is also very popular in folk medicine. Mint infusions are used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, ulcers, persistent headaches, are taken as a sedative, mint has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system (central nervous system). It has an antispasmodic, choleretic, antiemetic effect. They are also used for diarrhea, cramps and bloating, for nausea, for constipation, for diseases of the cardiovascular system, rheumatism and even toothaches, and skin diseases. One infusion of boiling water and mint will help improve the general condition of the body. It will improve intestinal motility, you just have to drink a couple of sips of the infusion before meals. To get rid of migraines, take a tea infusion, or add dried or fresh leaves to regular tea, every day. Mint is an amazing plant. In general, if you think so, the thought comes to mind that mint is from everything in the world and simply must be in everyone and everything. Also, mint is used as a spice, an additive to salads and baked goods.

But there are also contraindications to the use of mint in food! It is not recommended for people with varicose veins, pregnant women, hypotensive patients, allergy sufferers.

Mint planting rules

As I wrote above, mint should grow in fertile, well-hydrated soil. Arid soil is detrimental to the plant. Leaves may begin to fall off, or the plant will die altogether. It is best to plant with seedlings in early spring, when constant warm weather has already established, so that the seedlings take root, the air temperature should be at least 20 degrees. The seedling must have its own leaves. It is worth planting in those places where corn or potatoes used to grow. It is also worth fertilizing the soil before planting with manure and mineral fertilizers. Saplings are planted in rows, after dipping the root in clay with manure. If you decide to propagate mint with a rhizome, then it is worth digging grooves and placing daughter rhizomes 15-25 cm long in them. Do not forget to spud the groove with soil fertilized with manure. Do not forget about the weeds, remove them from the place where mint stalks will soon sprout.

Another small nuance, if you decide to plant mint in layers, then it is best to do it in the fall. Saplings are planted in spring.

Mint is a unique product of the home medicine cabinet, as well as the kitchen. I recommend people who have no contraindications to stock up on wonderful mint every year, because with it you can strengthen the immune system, as well as just enjoy delicious and healthy tea.