Introduction

Dry mint is a very popular food for us Iranians. This fragrant and tasty vegetable has many uses and it is used in cooking, making medicines and preparing cosmetics. Due to its spicy and pleasant aroma and strong taste, fresh mint and dry mint are used as a seasoning in cooking. We can also use the wonderful properties of this fragrant vegetable by preparing mint tea or tea. It is one of the few plants that is useful for all body problems and its use helps to solve many problems at the same time. Dry mint is a historical plant that was used by humans more than 2,000 years ago and is also mentioned in the holy books. There are many varieties, such as mountain mint, peppermint, Indian, catmint and Qomi. Due to its strong aroma and spicy and pleasant taste, it has long been used in cooking, pharmaceutical industry and traditional medicine in the form of fresh and dry mint, mint juice, oil, tea and mint tea. This plant grows wild and cultivated in the northern areas of Iran and around Tehran. Its nature in traditional medicine is hot and dry. Dry mint is a vegetable that has many effects. A suitable drink for hot seasons is prepared from this vegetable. Its pleasant taste is used in foods, soups, pickles, yogurt and buttermilk. It is one of the few plants that is useful for all body problems and its use helps to solve many problems at the same time. The most important effective ingredient of mint is its natural essential oil, and the most important ingredient in its essential oil is menthol.