What is Peppermint Tea?
Hi Renee, keep up the great work with the lemons! I juice 6-8 every morning and add them to a large jug of water and drink throughout the day. Peppermint tea is just made with the dried leaves of the herb mint but without the caffeine and acidity! Most health food stores sell peppermint or mint tea already in tea bags. It’s delicious and very refreshing. Enjoy!
Peppermint tea can refer to several different types of tea. Sometimes it is a combination of black tea and peppermint leaves or peppermint oil. Other forms of this tea contain only peppermint, a member of the mint family called mentha piperita. Occasionally, some mint tea mixes different mints or adds peppermint oil for additional flavor. Alternately, people may make their own tea at home with few sprigs of peppermint and hot water. Many people find the aroma of peppermint tea very refreshing. Some believe it is especially comforting during colds, because the mint aroma and hot water can temporarily relieve stuffy noses. There are other medicinal reasons that people may use peppermint tea, though these are not clinically tested for the most part. In herbal medicine it is believed that peppermint tea may promote relaxation and aid stomach upset. Some people use it to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and it does have some properties as a muscle relaxant. It’s commonly
