Peppermint tincture (mint)

Peppermint tincture is sold in any pharmacy. It has many applications due to the fact that medicinal properties of peppermint help to get rid of many diseases. It is actively used not only for medicinal, but also for cosmetic purposes.

Mint tincture should be used in moderate doses. As a rule, this is 10 to 15 drops at a time, dissolved in a quarter glass of water.

Take it about half an hour before meals a maximum of 3 times a day. After the disappearance of the signs of the disease, in accordance with which the tincture was prescribed, stop the treatment. For prolonged headaches or migraines, a few drops of the tincture should be rubbed into the skin at the temples.

Peppermint tincture in its pure form is used to treat many diseases, and some diseases can be cured as a result of combination with other tinctures.

Peppermint tincture is used in the following cases:

• as a sedative;
• to improve the functioning of the gallbladder;
• as a strong antispasmodic;
• with nausea and vomiting;
• as an analgesic for mucous membranes;
• to eliminate migraines and neuralgia.

Peppermint tincture has a number of the following useful and medicinal properties:

• improves the functioning of the digestive tract;
• increases appetite;
• increases bile secretion;
• gives an antispasmodic effect;
• has a disinfectant effect;
• helps with nausea and vomiting;
• reduces headaches;
• has a mild sedative effect.

The tincture does not bring much harm, but the dosage must be observed, since an allergic reaction is possible. Also, with personal intolerance, you should abandon the use of mint tincture.

Peppermint Contraindications you can find out from another article.

To prepare the tincture, peppermint is harvested during the flowering period and dried well. From its leaves you can make:

1. Alcohol tincture. For 75-100 grams of plants, take 500 ml of alcohol (75%) or well-purified moonshine (strength more than 60%). The remedy is infused for two weeks in a dark place. You need to use it 25-30 drops inside or for rubbing.
2. Water tincture. Usually, 5 grams of mint is poured into a glass of boiling water and boiled for 15 minutes. The cooled infusion is filtered and squeezed. Such a remedy is preferable when the healing properties of mint are needed, but the alcohol present in the alcohol tincture is contraindicated.
3. Decoction. Bay 50 grams of mint with a liter of water, first boil the product for 15 minutes, and then insist for half an hour.

Peppermint tincture can be seen in every pharmacy. It has a wide range of medicinal properties described above. It is she who is most often used in treatment, and not ordinary mint tincture, since peppermint has a wider range of medicinal properties, due to which it is most common and cultivated almost everywhere.

mint tincture You can't buy it, but you can make it at home.

Peppermint tincture is often used in combination with other tinctures, which further expands its scope.

In combination with motherwort, mint tincture produces a sedative effect. This is an excellent mixture against stress and insomnia.

Motherwort tincture helps with increased nervous excitability, and is also used as a diuretic and improves heart function.

It is usually sold in pharmacies in a 100 ml bottle, and mint tincture in a 25 ml bottle. In this ratio, tinctures are mixed to obtain the desired effect.

Peony tincture helps with nervous disorders, accompanied by constant anxiety and fear. It improves the quality of sleep and helps to normalize blood pressure.

In combination with mint tincture, it helps with hypertension and other diseases of the cardiovascular system. In addition, mint tincture helps improve the taste of peony tincture.

Both tinctures are mixed in the same proportions as in the previous case: 4 parts of peony tincture to 1 part of mint tincture.

Hawthorn tincture has a mild sedative effect. It is used to calm the nervous system, stimulate the work of the muscles of the heart, increase the heart rate, lower blood pressure.

In combination with mint tincture, it acquires a more pleasant taste. In addition, in a mixture of tinctures give an antispasmodic effect and successfully help with neurosis, insomnia and hypertension.

Tinctures are mixed in the same proportions as in previous cases.

Mint tincture helps to improve hair growth, revitalize more sluggish bulbs by activating blood supply, get rid of itchy skin and dandruff.

Thanks to its use, the hair becomes thicker, more voluminous and surprises with its brilliance. Moreover, it is recommended to use mint tincture even in the first stages of baldness.

In order to achieve this positive effect on the hair, one or two teaspoons of mint tincture should be rubbed into the roots of the hair 30 minutes before washing.