PEPPERMINT.........

It would seem that the origin of peppermint cannot be determined.  Dried leaves were found in the Egyption pyramids dating back to 1000 B.C.   In South Africa, the best areas for cultivating peppermint are the escarpment of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Free State, higher altitudes of KwaZulu-Natal, and the areas in the Eastern and Western Cape.  Peppermint grows well in moderate to cool climates and is a perennial that can run wild if not contained.  Peppermint will grow well in most soils, including heavy, moist soils if drainage is sufficient.


Peppermint oil is extracted from the whole plant above ground just before flowering. The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the fresh or partly dried plant and the yield is 0.1 - 1.0 %.

USES
The oil is mainly used as flavouring in toothpaste, ice-cream, confectionary, soft drinks, teas, tobacco, chewing gum and other varieties of food.  Peppermint teas and tea blends are becoming more and more popular.  The teas is often used to relieve palpitations of the heart, and nausea.
Peppermint oil is excellent for mental fatigue and depression, refreshing the spirit and stimulating mental agility and improving concentration. It helps for apathy, shock, headache, migraine, nervous stress, vertigo and faintness and in general respiratory disorders, as well as dry coughs, sinus congestion, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis and cholera.

For the digestive system, peppermint oil is effective for a range of ailments, as it stimulates the gall bladder and the secretion of bile. It is used for colic, cramps, dyspepsia, spastic colon, flatulence and nausea and can relieve pain in cases of toothache, aching feet, rheumatism, neuralgia, muscular pains and painful periods.

On the skin, peppermint oil is used to relieve skin irritation and itchiness and also helps to reduce skin redness, where inflammation is present. It is used for dermatitis, acne, ringworm, scabies and pruritus and also relieves itching, sunburn and inflammation of the skin, while at the same time having a cooling action.

Peppermint oil can assist in nervous disorders and is dramatically effective in stimulating the mind and focusing concentration, for treating the respiratory tract, muscular aches and pains and for some skin problems.

Burners and vaporizers
In vapor therapy, peppermint oil can help to increase concentration and to stimulate the mind, as well as sorting out coughs, headaches, nausea and also has value as an insect repellant.
Blended oil or in the bath
As a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath, peppermint oil can assist with colic, cramps, back pain, inflamed bowel disorders, spastic colon, catarrh, colitis, circulation, constipation, coughs, diarrhea, sweaty and tired feet, flatulence, headaches, muscular pains, cramps and spasms, neuralgia, nausea, rheumatism and mental fatigue, skin that is red, irritated and itchy, as well as other inflammatory conditions.
Mouthwash
A mouthwash with peppermint oil included can help with bad breath and gum infections.
Cream or lotion
When included in a cream or lotion, it will help to ease the sting of sunburn, reduce redness of inflamed skin, reduce itchiness and cools down the skin with its vasoconstrictor properties.
Peppermint oil blends well with

Although most essential oils blend well with one another, peppermint oil blends particularly well with benzoin, eucalyptus, lavender, marjoram, lemon and rosemary.

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