Mint can combat diseases caused by lack of sanitation
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Researchers at the University of Brasília (UnB) found that peppermint can help to treat diseases related lack of sanitation. According to the professor of the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine of UnB, Jean Kleber Matos, the mint has an active principle called oxide piperitenona that kills amoebae and Giardia, the bacteria responsible for symptoms such as stomach pain, fever, vomiting and diarrhea among others.
According to the professor, there are drugs in pharmacies with the active principle of the mint, but people can use the fresh leaf to protect itself from diseases cusadas by these germs.
The daily dose of the plant, in general, should be 8 grams. A good practical measure to find the appropriate dose to use is the amount of grass that can hide in your hand closed. This is the dose for a glass of 300 milliliters (ml) or a cup of tea, but you can not go to three cups per day, he said.
Jean Kleber Matos said that should not be exaggerated because the mint can cause drop in blood pressure. Who is normal pressure, can not exaggerate the dose, he added.
One way to avoid contamination by these germs is to clean and the food, mostly leaves, not eat poorly cooked or raw foods.
Source: State Agency
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