Peppermint Essential Oil 10ml

The name mint comes from the Latin mentha, which in turn comes from the ancient Greek minthi. It is also found under the name heydosmos. It has been used from ancient times to the present day as a flavouring in cooking, winemaking and pharmacopoeia. The ancient Greeks used to rub mint on the table before meals. They also perfumed the water of the tumbler. From the 6th century onwards, tooth-cleaning creams with mint were first encountered. Taffodils seem to avoid its smell, so it is used to remove them.According to Greek mythology, Pluto, the god of Hades, fell in love with the beautiful nymph Mint. Pluto’s wife, Persephone, became jealous of Minthi and transformed her into a plant. Pluto, unable to bring her back to life, gave her a wonderful perfume. According to another version, Mithi was a nymph of the underworld, whom Hades sought to make his mistress. Persephone, or, according to other writers, Demeter, pursued Mithi and trampled her or, as others say, butchered her. During her martyrdom, Hades made no move to help her. He limited himself to transforming her into a plant, which suddenly grew for the first time on Mount Minthi in Triphyllia. The Greeks and Romans used to add mint to milk to preserve it and offered the herb after a meal as a digestive. In Ancient Greece, Hippocrates and Galen used mint against indigestion, nervous disorders, vertigo, insomnia, gastritis, cough, colds, sore throats and as an antispasmodic. The Greeks also considered it to be refreshing for the mind and a remedy for headaches (a perception that is still valid today). Pliny claimed that mint revitalised the spirit and recommended its presence in the rooms of patients to facilitate their recovery. Dioscorides considered it to have a warming and therefore aphrodisiac effect.Chinese and Arabic physicians used mint as a tonic and digestive, and to treat colds, coughs and fevers. The Arabs in particular, worship mint and consider it to be highly aphrodisiac. Shehrazat, who told the Sultan the stories of the Thousand and One Nights, probably owes her life to a few cups of fragrant tea mentha, served to her every day before dawn, always at the same time, so that she could continue the stories of Shevach the Sea and Aladdin. Even Shakespeare mentions it, along with lavender and rosemary, as a stimulant for middle-aged gentlemen.

It remains stable when stored in a closed container, protected from light, in a cool and dry place.