Spearmint Tea

History of Money

Mint is an ancient plant and the use of mint tea dates back to medieval Europe. distinct smell of the mint has made it one of the most popular herbs throughout history. From Europe to India in the Middle East, it has been used to purify air. In ancient Greece, the mint leaves are rubbed on the dining tables to accommodate people, while in the Middle East, the host still traditionally offers mint tea to guests upon their arrival.

What is mint?

There are about 25 different species of mints and peppermint is actually a hybrid natural cross between M entha aquatica water mint () and M entha spicata (spearmint).

Peppermint: Peppermint has greenish-purple leaf-shaped spear and tastes of a cross between pepper and green chlorophyll. When chamomile tea can be calming and soothing mint tea is very pleasant and relaxing.

Mint: Spearmint has wrinkled leaves and leaf tips pointed, spear-shaped and grayish-green leaves of mint and a little more subtle, fresh taste a peppermint.

Other plants of the mint family are:

mint apple ·

orange mint ·

· Water mint

· The mint leaf

· Corsican mint

Health Mint

Mint offers significant benefits to health focused mainly around the digestive system.

It has an anti-spasmodic that helps:

• cramps
  
• wind
  
• dyspepsia
  
• diarrhea
  
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
  
• heartburn
  
• indigestion
  
• Morning sickness
  
• nausea

It is also excellent for:

• compensation for a head when suffering a cold or headache
  
• sweetens breath
  
• colic
  
• manage stress
  
• asthma

Mint has an incredible power to cure cancer. Mint contains phytonutrients called alcohol Perillyl. This phytonutrients prevents the development of cancer of the colon, skin and lung cancer. Mint works by attacking the blood vessels of the tumor, cancer starving to death.

With mint teas, recent studies have shown that drinking two cups a day can help Hirsutism - the status of women, where the hair grows in areas like the face, stomach and chest seems to be caused by too many androgens (male hormones such as freely circulating testosterone).

Recipe

Tea with mint chocolate

Chocolate goes well with tea, and not just coffee. You can brew this recipe is a snap, using instant powdered hot chocolate and bags of mint tea.

Ingredients: 6 bags of mint tea / 6 cups of milk / 6 tablespoons of hot chocolate mix

Preparation: In a saucepan, heat milk with tea bags until almost boiling. Steep for several minutes and the pressure on the tea bags. For our 6 cups of milk and mix a tablespoon of chocolate powder into each mug.

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