In recent years, University students have benefited greatly through participation in loosely controlled experiments assessing the effects of Peppermint tea on test-taking skills and examination scores. Peppermint is probably the best known remedy for stomach problems. It is used for both chronic and cute indigestion, gastritis and enteritis, acting in two distinct ways to remedy these problems. First, its essential oils enhance digestive activity by stimulating contractile activity in the gallbladder, and by encouraging the secretion of bile. Secondly, Peppermint leaf oils normalize gastrointestinal activity, removing flaccidity and reducing cramps.
Modern research backs up many of balm's healing powers.
Although Balm has just recently made its mark in American medicine, it's been highly valued by herbal practitioners in Western Europe for some 2,000 years. Balm was considered a must-have plant for Elizabethan herb gardens, and over the centuries it's been a popular home remedy for a host of common ailments. A few years ago, Italian researchers demonstrated moderate analgesic activity in this herb. The oil contributes substantially to the calming and soothing of tense nerves and muscles. In China, Rosemary leaf is used as an analgesic, muscle stimulant, headache remedy and anti-malarial.