Yes. Mint can repel mosquitoes, refresh the mind, and can be made into cooling oil and menthol.
Mint can be eaten raw, with fresh leaves, or dried to make tea. Yunnan people love to eat mint. They use it as a hot pot dish, cold or fried, and there are many ways to eat it.
Mint has a cool smell, and the menthol it contains has the effect of refreshing breath. It is also one of the raw materials for many toothpastes and chewing gums, but it should not be eaten in large quantities.
Extended information:
Data show that in the Tang Dynasty, mint leaves were mostly used as a vegetable, seasoning, or tea. For example, some people put mint as an ingredient in rice cakes at that time. The medicinal value of mint was also recorded in the "New Materia Medica" compiled by the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, although there is no historical evidence for the character's habit of "chewing mint leaves" in the play, it is not biased.
In addition, the mint mentioned today is the collective name for various mint plants such as spearmint, American mint, and peppermint. At present, there are more than ten kinds of mint in our country. Generally, there are many around farmland and suburban fields, and they can also be planted at home. Mint likes sunlight and grows mostly in the south.
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