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Peppermint tea is good for the brain and long-term memory

2022-06-25T13:13:16.120Z


Mint is good for the brain - study shows: The plant promotes long-term memory Created: 06/25/2022, 15:00 By: Natalie Hull Drawbar Mint tastes good on warm and cold days, as a syrup in soft drinks or warm tea. But mint is also a stimulant for the brain. Munich – It is one of the most popular herbs among Germans: mint. Its pleasantly fresh scent and delicious taste are unbeatable, and peppermint


Mint is good for the brain - study shows: The plant promotes long-term memory

Created: 06/25/2022, 15:00

By: Natalie Hull Drawbar

Mint tastes good on warm and cold days, as a syrup in soft drinks or warm tea.

But mint is also a stimulant for the brain.

Munich – It is one of the most popular herbs among Germans: mint.

Its pleasantly fresh scent and delicious taste are unbeatable, and peppermint in particular, by far the most well-known type of mint, trumps with its health-promoting effects.

The plant of the mint family was first cultivated in England around 300 years ago.

Its dark green, slightly hairy leaves on bluish stems are characteristic.

Peppermint is characterized by its very high menthol content, which is why its essential oils are used successfully in medicine, for example to treat headaches and nerve pain as well as gastrointestinal complaints.

Mint not only helps against headaches and colds

Thanks to its antiseptic and expectorant properties, mint not only helps with colds.

The menthol it contains also works against headaches and is good for the brain.

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Mint is one of the fast-growing plants and can be harvested several times in one season.

Therefore, it often adorns the balconies and gardens of Germans, as it is often used for desserts and drinks with mint syrup.

But be careful: In order to keep your mint for longer, you should cut off entire stems with sharp, disinfected scissors instead of simply plucking off the leaves.

When pruning the mint, the menthol it contains can be smelled very clearly.

This is also what is responsible for the medicinal effects of mint.

Menthol actually causes a change in the cell membrane, with a local anesthetic effect.

Peppermint oil can also inhibit the pain neurotransmitters serotonin and substance P, both of which play a crucial role in the development of headaches.

So often put some peppermint oil on your temples for headaches and you will clearly feel the positive effect.

In addition to the antiseptic and expectorant properties of mint oil to fight colds, the medicinal plant is also good for our brain, as a study from Great Britain shows.

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Mint is good for the brain - study shows: The plant promotes long-term memory

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Mark Moss, Robert Jones and Lucy Moss of Northumbria University in the UK had 180 study participants drink either peppermint tea, chamomile tea or hot water as part of their study, which was presented at a British Psychological Society conference in Nottingham.

After a 20-minute break, cognitive tests were performed to measure memory and a range of other mental functions.

At the beginning and end of the test phase, the study participants were asked to fill out questionnaires about their well-being.

The following could be deduced from the results: The menthol-containing peppermint tea had a positive effect on the long-term memory and the working memory of the study participants and made them more alert, in contrast to the chamomile tea and the hot water.

It was shown that after drinking chamomile tea, the attention and speed of memory of the respective subjects even slowed down.

"It's interesting to see the contrasting effects of these two herbal teas.

On the one hand the increasing and stimulating effect of peppermint, on the other hand the calming, dampening effect of chamomile,” says Dr.

Moss concluded at the conference.

This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis, treatment or medication.

In no way does it replace a visit to the doctor.

Unfortunately, our editors are not allowed to answer individual questions about clinical pictures.

Source: merkur

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