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- Varieties: North America
- Plant Origin: Mentha piperita
- Made by: Steam extraction
- Cost: 8-40 USD/oz
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Peppermint Essential Oil is extracted from the leaves, stems, and flower buds of Mentha piperita, a plant native to North America. Valued for both it' taste and smell and added commercially to foods and as a fragrance to products, Peppermint Essential Oil also has practical uses in holistic and homeopathic healing.
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Uses
- Relieves nausea through both fragrant effect or diluted in water as a tincture
- Stimulant - helps boost energy
- Supports digestion
- Decongestant
- Anti-infectious
- Mucolytic
- Hypertensive
- Cardiotonic
- Antifungal
- Antibacterial
- Expectorant
- Relieves pain
- Anti-inflammatory
- Can be used to de-worm
- Memory stimulant
- Freshens breath
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More Information about Peppermint Essential Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil is obtained through steam distillation of leaves, twigs, and flow buds of the Peppermint plant (Mentha piperita). Peppermint has a long history of use in soothing digestion and quelling nausea. More recently, however, studies have been performed which show that Peppermint Essential Oil has the ability to improve concentration and the retention of information. It has been used to reduce fevers and to treat headaches.Peppermint Essential Oil may be diffused, massaged onto skin with carrier oil for dilution, added to water or tea, or added to food as a flavoring. It can easily be added to homemade candies, soaps, candles, lip balms, or lotions, or it can be added to the laundering process to provide a fresh, minty smell which will discourage mildew.
As with all Essential Oils, it is best to test the oil in diluted form of a small patch of skin prior to using the oil. If there is an adverse reaction, dilute using carrier oil until the reaction subsides.
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