How to make drinks with fresh mint leaves

Drinks

Soup

First, wash the mint leaves with clean water and chop them into pieces. Then boil them in boiling water for a while and take them out. Add a small amount of salt and sesame oil. The soup made from it can refresh the mind, relieve gas, and also has the effect of detoxifying heat.

Herbal Tea

Use fresh washed mint leaves, put them into boiling water to brew, and finally add appropriate amount of white sugar and wait until the tea temperature cools down. Drinking three to five cups a day can double your energy, relax your whole body, and relieve heat in summer.

Porridge

Use about 15 grams of mint leaves to make soup, and add about 60 grams of glutinous rice to cook porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and finally boil it. It can be used as a good drink after a meal.

ice

First boil four bowls of water, then add clean mint leaves and cook for about 5 minutes. Finally, put the boiled mint water into the ice tray to make mint ice cubes. If you have a sore throat or dry mouth, you can put the ice cubes in your mouth and chew them. In the hot summer, you can drink mint ice to cool down, and it also helps prevent colds.

Tea

The preparation of mint tea is relatively simple, and the brewing method is basically the same as other ordinary teas. Because mint contains ingredients such as menthol and menthone, it has the effect of dispelling wind and clearing heat. Mint tea can be said to be a good medicine for cooling the mouth and clearing heat and diuresis.

liquor

Mix peppermint oil (10 grams), yellow wine (0.05 liters) and rice wine (50 milliliters) to make peppermint wine. Drinking it on an empty stomach in the morning or evening can have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and strengthening the stomach and clearing the throat.

Having fresh mint leaves is equivalent to having so many excellent heat-clearing drinks. Even in the hot summer, you can maintain a refreshing and energetic feeling.