Sunday, November 29, 2009

Brazilian Mint is Pain Reliever



A research team from Newcastle University has just published a study on the pain relieving qualities of the Brazilian mint – Hyptis crenata.
Although new to the scientific world, the use of Hyptis crenata has been used by traditional Brazilian healers for thousands of years, not just for general pain relief but for fevers and influenza too.
The team went to Brazil to carry out the survey to find out how the medicine is typically prepared and how much should be consumed. They found that when the mint was given at a dose similar to that prescribed by traditional healers, the medicine was as effective at relieving pain as the synthetic aspirin-style drug called Indometacin.