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Lamiaceae<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f1d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f1d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cfe14b\" data-id=\"6cfe14b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860561e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"860561e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alivitpharm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mentha.png\" title=\"mentha\" alt=\"Mentha\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef92360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef92360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\"><strong>Peppermint<\/strong>\u00a0is a perennial, herbaceous plant.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">The world&#8217;s largest producers of leaves and essential oil of this plant are the USA, France, Italy, England and Germany.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">The medicinal part of the plant is the dried leaf, which is collected during the flowering of the plant.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Peppermint is rich in essential oils and tannins, typical for plants from the <em>Lamiaceae<\/em> family, to which it owes its beneficial effects. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Peppermint leaves contain 1-3% of essential oil, which is rich in monoterpenes.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">The best-known constituent of essential oil is menthol &#8211; a monoterpene, monocyclic alcohol.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">The specific smell and sweet taste of mint essential oil is given by the monoterpene ketone jasmone.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>In addition to the mentioned active ingredients, the peppermint leaf is rich in a complex of flavonoid heterosides, phenylpropanoic acids, tannins and carotenoids.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbd022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fbd022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alivitpharm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/leaves.png\" title=\"leaves\" alt=\"Leaves\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f2c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f2c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Many of the health benefits of this plant come from the essential oil.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Peppermint acts spasmolytic (relaxes smooth muscles), antimicrobial (against fungi and bacteria), anti-inflammatory (reduces the inflammatory reaction), as a carminative (neutralizes gases), as a choleretic (stimulates the production of bile juice), as a cholagogue (stimulates the swelling of bile from the bile ducts<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">in the duodenum), and can be used as an antidiarrheal (treats diarrhea) and as an antioxidant (neutralizes free radicals).<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Peppermint leaf can be used either alone, or in combination with other herbs, for the prevention and relief of ailments of the digestive tract.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">The oil extract of the mint leaf, in combination with other plant extracts that are part of the <strong>Black Garlic Digestiv<\/strong>\u00a0preparation, has a very beneficial effect on the health of the gastrointestinal system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba07bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba07bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a50746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a50746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a class=\"reference-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/10412905.2012.703513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antibacterial activity of eugenol and peppermint oil in model food systems<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a class=\"reference-link\" href=\"https:\/\/academicjournals.org\/journal\/JMPR\/article-full-text-pdf\/AF463D225786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spasmolytic activity of p-menthane esters<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a class=\"reference-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S156757691400469X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research on choleretic effect of menthol, menthone, pluegone, isomenthone, and limonene in DanShu capsule<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a class=\"reference-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0753332217355713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evidence based traditional anti-diarrheal medicinal plants and their phytocompounds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>",
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