Pudina or mint is used as a spice in general, but it has lot of health benefits. Mint may also be effective at relieving digestive problems such as upset stomach and indigestion.
It is is used in drinks for good aroma and flavor also. It is also used to cover the bad breath.
Indigestion may occur when food sits in the stomach for too long before passing into the rest of the digestive tract.
Multiple studies have shown that food passes through the stomach quicker when people take peppermint oil with meals, which could relieve symptoms from this type of indigestion.
A clinical study in people with indigestion showed that a combination of peppermint oil and caraway oil taken in capsules had effects similar to medications used to treat indigestion. This helped improve stomach pain and other digestive symptoms.
Similar to IBS, studies highlighting mint’s ability to relieve indigestion used peppermint oil rather than fresh or dried leaves.
Mint is extensively used by the people who sell gupchups by mixing the paste in the water. It is used in the Pav Bhaji also.
