Peppermint infusion

These properties of the flowers are obtained from infusions of 1 ounce to 1 pint of water in wineglass doses. It is used, often in conjunction with Peppermint and Yarrow, chiefly for the reduction of feverish colds, but inflamed conditions of the eyes are also found to yield to bathing with the warm Elder flower infusion. Although the medicinal qualities are weaker in the berries than in the flowers, the popular Elder berry wine is widely used as part of the treatment for colds and influenza. 

The herb is extremely useful in colds and acute catarrhs of the respiratory tract generally. As it has the effect of opening the pores, thus permitting free perspiration, Yarrow is taken at the commencement of influenza and in other feverish conditions. An infusion of 1 ounce to 1 pint of foiling water is drunk warm in wineglass doses. As a very popular remedy for influenza colds it is usually combined with Elder flowers and Peppermint in equal quantities. It was sometimes prescribed by the old herbalists as a tonic in nervous debility, but there are many better herbal medicines for this condition. 

Intermediate solutions Pharmaceutical solutions are used as intermediates for manufacturing other preparations. Aromatic water is used as a flavoring agent and peppermint and anise waters have some carminative properties. These are manufactured as concentrated waters and are diluted before use. Infusions are prepared by extracting the drug using 25% alcohol without heat. Extracts are similar to infusions, but are... 

Some herbs make pleasant tasting drinks that also have medicinal properties peppermint, for example, aids digestion. Other herb infusions are mainly taken as natural remedies, such as sage, which has antiseptic properties and can be used as a gargle and mouth rinse. Sage tea can be sweetened with honey and drunk as a remedy for a cold, but can be toxic if over-used. 

TPC was determined in several herbal infusions and values of 51 for common thyme tea, 43 for common sage tea, 36 for rosemary tea, 36 for spearmint tea, 31 for peppermint tea, 30 for tarragon tea, 26 for winter savory tea, 25 for lemon thyme... 

Peppermint leaf and oil are subjects of German therapeutic monographs leaves in infusion, or extract for spastic complaints of the gastrointestinal tracts as well as gallbladder and bile ducts, at average daily dose of 3-6 g of the leaves 5-15 g tincture. ... 

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