Mint Tea Could Be an Effective Pain Reliever
Researchers at Newcastle University reported research conducted on mice. Their study scientifically demonstrates the pain relieving properties of the plant Hyptis crenata, otherwise known as Brazilian Mint.
The plant has been used as a traditional remedy in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain, to fever and flu, and when prepared as “tea” – the traditional way to administer the medicine – the mint was as effective as a synthetic anti-inflammatory, aspirin-like drug Indometacin in relieving pain.
Their research was presented today at the 2nd International Symposium on Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants in New Delhi, India, and will be published in the society’s journal Acta Horticulturae.
The research time initially conducted a survey in Brazil to determine how the medicine is typically prepared and consumed.
The most common method was to produce a decoction, a process whereby the dried leaves are boiled in water for 30 minutes and allowed to cool before being drunk as “tea.”
Results
According to the team, the outcome of the tonic pain test demonstrated that the extract reduced the contortions in the mice to the same extent as Indometacin.
Lead researcher Gabriela Rocha said more work needs to be done to identify the molecule and understand the antinociceptive involved:
“Besides traditional use, more than half of all prescription drugs are based on a molecule that occurs naturally in a plant. What we have done is to take a plant that is widely used to safely treat pain and scientifically proven that it works as well as some synthetic drugs.
“Now the next step is to find out how and why the plant works.”
The research team plans to launch clinical trials to determine the mint’s effectiveness as a pain reliever to humans.
Reference:
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Herbal-mint-tea-could-be-effective-pain-reliever
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