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Oct 9, 2022 · The extensive use and economic importance of Mentha are due to its nutritional value and ability to replace sugar [ 6, 13, 14 ]. The application of Mentha phytoconstituents in food items as preservatives and additives will help to reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
- 10.3390/molecules27196728
- 2022/10
- Molecules. 2022 Oct; 27(19): 6728.
Mentha × gracilis (syn. Mentha × gentilis L.; syn. Mentha cardiaca (S.F. Gray) Bak.) is a hybrid mint species within the genus Mentha, a sterile hybrid between Mentha arvensis (cornmint) and Mentha spicata (native spearmint). It is cultivated for its essential oil, used to flavour spearmint chewing gum.
Oct 9, 2022 · Abstract. A poor diet, resulting in malnutrition, is a critical challenge that leads to a variety of metabolic disorders, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Mentha species are famous as therapeutic herbs and have long served as herbal medicine.
Oct 9, 2022 · Thus, it is clear that the use Mentha species directly or indirectly can help to reduc e the risk of diabetes, and ultimately, reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Based on
Dec 21, 2020 · Garcia de Orta (1501–1568), a Portuguese physician and herbalist who pioneered tropical medicine while working in the empire’s eastern colonies, wrote an important medical treatise on pharmacognosy entitled Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India (Conversations on the simples, drugs and medicinal substances of India).
- Henrique Silva
- 2020
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May 1, 2021 · Despite its traditional applications in food flavoring, Mentha spp. such as Mentha piperita (peppermint), M. aquatica (water mint), M. spicata (spearmint), and M. arvensis (wild mint) are widely used for treating not only cold and fever but also gastro-intestinal and cardiovascular disorders as folk medicines.
Current studies indicated that Mentha species phytochemicals possess unique antimicrobial, antidiabetic, cytotoxic, and antioxidant potential, which can be used as herbal medicine directly or indirectly (such as food ingredients) and are effective in controlling and curing cardiovascular diseases.
