Peppermint Essential Oil
(Mentha piperita)

Another remedy for your first aid kit. I can't count the times peppermint essential oil has saved me from headaches and nausea.

Botanical Family: Labiatae (mint)

Origin: North America, Mediterranean, Great Britain

Extraction Method: Steam distilled from leaves and stems

Uses: Sooooooo many! Peppermint is known for its excellent healing properties regarding the whole digestive system.

Think of that tract from start to finish and peppermint will help. It freshens the mouth, relieves acidity in the stomach, is an antispasmodic, so can help relieve stomach cramps, relieves heartburn, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea. On the other end of the tract it may be very helpful for hemorrhoids.

More Properties and Uses:

• anti-inflammatory
• antitumoral
• antiparasitic (worms)
• antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal

Peppermint curbs appetite! Great for use during weight loss. And all you need to do is inhale from cupped hands with a drop or two, about five times a day.

For the respiratory system peppermint essential oil is a great mucus reducer and thinner. Inhale or apply a drop to the tongue to improve coughing and sinusitis.

Peppermint can help to break a fever for children. Dilute four drops to eight drops of vegetable oil and apply to the bottom of their feet. Follow with a cool compress.

Caution: Avoid contact with the eyes. If applying a drop to the tongue use your pinky, you are less likely to rub your eye with that finger later on.

Don't apply to fresh wounds or burns or vaginal area undiluted.

Application:
- Apply 1 to 2 drop to stomach area, abdomen, temples and behind the ears for headaches.

- Use your diffuser and regular inhalation, especially for weight loss and cravings.

- Dilute 1 part peppermint to 2 parts vegetable oil for applications with children and massage.

- Place a drop on the tongue to stay alert in the car and freshen breath.

Peppermint oil is one of the most adulterated oils on the market. It is easily made in the lab or cut with synthetic substances to smell and taste like peppermint. E-mail me for more information on therapeutic grade peppermint please. Your information is for my personal use only.

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