Peppermint Essential Oil

Essential oils are extracted from various plant parts like flowers,
leaves, stems, roots, seeds, bark, resin or fruit rinds. Each
plant contains only a tiny percentage of essential oil, so several
kilos of the plant are harvested to extract a few millilitres of
oil. Therefore, these oils are highly concentrated and usually
dispensed in drops, or mixed with a base oil for massages. They
contain hundreds of therapeutic constituents and are used in personal products,
aromatherapy, and for sanitary and healthcare reasons.

Usage
Peppermint essential oil is said to be good for ailments like
asthma, colic, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, chest
congestion and vertigo. This oil is supposed to be excellent for
mental fatigue and depression, refreshing and stimulating with
its menthol content. It is good for the skin and is used in
lotions to treat sunburn, itchiness or inflamed skin. It helps fight
bad breath and gum infections when used in mouthwashes.
When used in an oil burner it is not only therapeutic it also
keeps away mosquitoes and other insects.

Ancient Wisdom
Peppermint is native to the Mediterranean but is now grown in other
countries in Europe, America, and Asia. Discoveries prove that
peppermint has been used since ancient times in Egypt, Greece,
Rome, China and Japan. According to Greek myth, a nymph called
Mentha was turned, in a fit of anger, into a mint plant by her lover’s wife
Persephone. According to Pliny, peppermint was used to crown
the Greeks and Romans during feasts. It has been used
medicinally in England for the last few centuries.


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