The Health Benefits of Peppermint: Medication for Stomach Pain to Lighten Menstrual Pain

Healthy benefits of peppermint for your body

Healthy benefits of peppermint for your body. (Shutterstock)

Peppermint not only has a fresh taste and is a relief in the mouth.


The Healthy Benefits of Peppermint : Stomach Pain Medication to Lighten Menstrual Pain

Peppermint not only has a fresh taste and is a relief in the mouth. Peppermint is also known to have healthy benefits . Anything?

Similar but not the same, peppermint is a cross between two types of mint namely water mint and spearmint. The distinctive taste and aroma that comes out of the leaves comes from concentrated oil in it.

Peppermint can be used as tea or extract. Peppermint oil is available in capsules and liquids that can be consumed or applied to the skin.


Quoted by Himedik from WebMD , here are the health benefits of peppermint:

1. Medication for abdominal pain

Even though it is still in its early stages, several studies show peppermint can be an alternative medicine for abdominal pain in children.

2. Relieve headaches

Applying peppermint oil to the forehead and temples can help relieve tension headaches. Not only that, the efficacy of menthol from peppermint can also reduce migraine pain.Relieve headaches and migraines with the healthy benefits of peppermint. (Shutterstock)

3. Kill germs in the mouth

Not only refreshes breath, the antibacterial properties in peppermint can also help eliminate the source of odor from germs.

4. Relieve menstrual pain

The menthol content in peppermint can reduce the intensity and shorten the duration of pain in some women.

5. Kill harmful bacteria

Scientists tested peppermint oil in bacteria such as E. coli, listeria, and salmonella. The result was found that it could stop the growth of the three.

That's the healthy benefits of peppermint that you can get. (Himedik / Dwi Citra Permatasari Sunoto)