Mint is refreshing, stimulative, diaphoretic, stomachic, and antispasmodic. It helps in colds, flu, fever, poor digestion, motion sickness, food poisoning, rheumatism, hiccups, stings, ear aches, flatulence and for throat and sinus ailments.
Mint contains many vitamin and minerals that are vital to maintain a healthy body and is a powerful antioxidant. This fresh herb is rich in: vitamin A, C, B12, thiamine, folic acid and riboflavin. Essential minerals that mint has include: manganese, copper, potassium, iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, fluoride and selenium.
Sujeetha Dietician wrote
Posted December 15, 2010 at 6:12 AM
Hi
Everyone is correct. Mint leaves is very good for skin ,body . Mint juices is a wonderful skin cleanser. It helps to soothes the skin , cures infections , itching ,etc.And also it is every good for pimple(apply the mint juice in the face helps to reduces the redness of pimples & gives cooling ). It has anti - pruritic agent can be used for treatment of insect bites. Even u can apply the mint juice to burns .
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