Mint is effective in the treatment of sciatica and sinusitis
Mint products can be used to treat superficial nerve pain, unilateral headaches, sciatica and acute sinusitis.
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Masoumi, a member of the faculty of Razi University of Kermanshah, citing the book of medicinal plants by Dr. Ali Zargari, stated the following: Mint with the scientific name of Mentha piperata L is a herbaceous and perennial plant that has stems of two types. It is creeping and underground.
He added: Mint leaves are opposite, elliptical, pointed, toothed, slightly covered with hairs and four to seven centimeters long and two to three centimeters wide.
Masoumi said: From all the aerial parts of this plant, a fragrant and pleasant smell is inhaled, but if it is chewed, in addition to the smell of essential oil, it also causes a feeling of coolness in the oral mucosa.
This faculty member of Razi University of Kermanshah continued: Due to the fact that the leaves or flowering branches of the plant are used exclusively for medicinal purposes, therefore, after complete cutting of the aerial parts of the plant, the leaves and flowering branches are separated from the rest. They are used for therapeutic purposes.
He said: Mount essential oil is prepared from the distillation of leaves and flowering branches of the mentioned plants, under the influence of water vapor, and for this purpose, usually two-year-old plants that have higher amounts of essential oil are selected.
Menthol, which is obtained from the essential oil of mint and has the taste and smell of mint, is used in the preparation of various sweets, perfumes, and especially in the aromatization of cigarettes, and in the preparation of some herbal products such as cough solution, incense, and so on, said Masoumi. .. is used.
Masoumi continued: If mantol is rubbed in small amounts on healthy skin, it will have an anti-itching effect and in this regard, anti-itch ointments will be produced from it.
This professor of botany at Razi University of Kermanshah said: Mantol has a sedative effect on local pain and is considered a good disinfectant. Mantol is used as an ointment to relieve superficial nerve pain, unilateral headaches, sciatica and toothache.
Masoumi acknowledged: Mantol is also used in the form of powder and inhaled and inhaled through the nose or oily solutions in the treatment of throat and nose diseases and acute sinusitis.
He added: In young children and infants, the use of mantol should be avoided separately because if used, irreparable problems will occur, while its use in adults should be controlled because consuming large amounts of it is dangerous.