Is smoking menthol harmful to the body

Updated on healthy 2024-07-19
7 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    1. The dietary value of peppermint.

    Peppermint has dual functions of medical and edible, and the main edible parts are stems and leaves, and it can also be juiced. In terms of eating, mint can be used as a flavoring agent, as a spice, and can also be paired with wine, tea, etc. Every 100 grams of dried mint contains grams of water, protein and fiber, which can provide kilojoules.

    Peppermint contains menthol, which freshens breath and has a variety of medicinal properties, relieves abdominal pain, gallbladder problems such as spasms, and also has antiseptic, diuretic, phlegm, stomach and digestive effects. Consuming large amounts of peppermint can cause insomnia, but small doses can help with sleep.

    2. Edible contraindications of mint.

    Those with yin deficiency and blood dryness, hyperactive liver yang, and excessive sweating should avoid taking mint leaves. It should be avoided by women during pregnancy. And because peppermint has the effect of inhibiting milk secretion, breastfeeding women should not use it more; And because of the aroma and pungent dispersion of peppermint, patients with lung deficiency cough, yin deficiency, fever and sweating should also be used with caution.

    In addition, the components of peppermint are easy to volatilize and fail due to heat, so it is advisable to put it in after the water is boiling. It has the effect of awakening and exciting, so it is not advisable to drink too much to avoid sleep trouble.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    There will definitely be some harm to this, no matter what is too much, it is not good.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    It can be said that it is a customary name, and the name of this fragrant thing is a literal translation from English at first.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Menthol and camphor are both chemical extracts. These extracts are all aromatic compounds extracted from some plants. Why is it named after the brain, this is well-founded.

    For example, menthol, extracted from the plant peppermint, peppermint is a medicinal plant, before there was no equipment to extract the essence, our ancestors used this drug ** disease. Peppermint has a cooling and refreshing effect and is often used in previous medicines. Predecessors medical scientists knew that peppermint has a mind-waking ingredient, but they don't know what it is.

    Similarly, camphor has such a function, and it is similar.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Menthol is an organic compound, also called menthol. It is a white crystal extracted from the leaves and stems of peppermint and is the main ingredient in peppermint essential oil. Menthol is a flammable substance, smokeless when burned, and has a special aroma of peppermint.

    Applying drugs containing menthol to the outside has a cooling and anti-itching effect.

    Uses of menthol

    Menthol is widely used in the production of daily flavors, food flavors and tobacco flavors.

    Menthol is often used as an additive in toothpaste, perfumes, beverages, and candies, or added to medical medicines.

    Menthol has bactericidal and antiseptic effects, and is also used as a special additive for therapeutic cosmetics.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Menthol is an organic compound, also called menthol. It is a white crystal extracted from the leaves and stems of peppermint and is the main ingredient in the peppermint essential tanker shed. Menthol is a flammable substance, smokeless when burned, and has a special aroma of peppermint.

    Applying drugs containing menthol to the outside has a cooling and anti-itching effect.

    Menthol is widely used in the production of daily flavors, food flavors and tobacco flavors.

    Menthol is often used as an additive in toothpaste, perfumes, beverages and candies, or added to medical medicines.

    Menthol has bactericidal and antiseptic effects, and Zhaolun is also used as a special additive for therapeutic cosmetics.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    No. The main ingredient of peppermint oil is menthol. Spicy mint is also a type of peppermint plant that contains a high number of menthol components.

    The National Medical Products Administration specifically stipulates that infants under 2 years of age cannot use inhaled, liniment and nasal drops containing menthol and similar ingredients. Therefore, parents are reminded not to blindly use Internet celebrity anti-itch drugs for their children. After a child is bitten by a mosquito, it is only reliable to take a scientific approach.

    Menthol has neurodepressant effect, has a certain neurotoxicity, and excessive use can cause serious adverse reactions such as respiratory arrest, and is not suitable for infants and young children.

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