Peppermint is loaded with volatile oils that act as a mild anesthetic to the stomach wall, causing the nauseated person to not feel his discomfort so intensely. Peppermint also has a substance that checks the formation of gas and helps dispel gas that has already formed by relaxing the muscles of the digestive system and stimulating bile and digestive juices to flow. This is why restaurants have the tradition of providing mints at the end of meals. Peppermint’s ability to relax the smooth muscles make it a nervine herb, thus useful in herbal combinations for easing anxiety and tension.
All this means a cup of Peppermint tea can help bring relief from morning sickness, menstrual cramps, baby’s colic, stomach flu, stomach gas and cramps, ulcerative condition of the bowels, upset stomach due to tension, etc. And stomach pain is not all that Peppermint relieves. Peppermint has warming properties that can be used to raise the body’s temperature, to encourage sweating, causing it to be used in treatment of fevers, colds, and influenza. When someone in the family has a stuffy nose, I pack dried Peppermint leaves into a small baby food jar, add cotton wool and a little water before I put the lid on, and set it to stay warm on the wood burning stove. We use it like the old smelling salts of bygone days. The fumes actually bring healing and relief as they open your nasal passage.
You will notice I have written only about Peppermint. The other mints are nice, but lack the strong voile oils of Peppermint, therefore lack the healing properties of Peppermint.
Peppermint is sterile, so you must start with a plant, but it will spread faster than weeds. Plant it around a water spicket or ditch so it will get tall enough to harvest several times each summer. Cut before it flowers, or plant it under your clothes line and mow it down each week for the sweetest smelling clothes and yard anywhere.
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Peppermint is amazing, we grow it in our herb garden and dry it for winter use! I mix several varieties, chocolate mint, orange mint, to help add different flavors to the tea we make.
Thanks for the info!
We are looking for some land to buy and my husband just told me he wanted us to raise chickens.
Refreshing after a tough day! Was feeling sorry for my difficult day, but reading this caused me to slip into my new comfortable skin of being at peace with all men the way God tells us to. Thanks!
I love this! We are setting up our first chicken coop and run and this video was very encouraging for beginners like us who aren't sure exactly what we're getting ourselves into. Thank you!
Our kids just love raising chickens. One question we have, though, is: how do we heat the coop in the winter so our hens will lay all winter? So far we have not heated, so we don't get eggs once it's really, really cold. What is your suggestion for the most inexpensive and convenient (and safe) way to heat a chicken coop for the winter. Thanks!
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