Brasilia, Dec 02: Brazilian mint tea, traditionally used to treat pain and different ailments, is as effective as commercially available analgesics in alleviating pain.
Mint tea is renowned for its healing properties in fighting digestive system problems such as stomach pains and flatulence.
Brazilian healers, however, had long been using a certain type of mint to treat various ailments from headaches and stomach pains to fever and the flu.
According to a study published in Acta Horticulturae, a cup of Hyptis crenata is as effective as a synthetic aspirin-style drug called Indometacin in relieving pain in mice.
A decoction of the herb produced through boiling the dried leaves in water for 30 minutes and allowing the liquid to cool before drinking is the most effective way to use the herb.
–Agencies