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Peppermint has muscle relaxant properties and therefore may relax the smooth muscles of the GI tract, allowing for easier passage of food contents. However, since the lower esophageal sphincter may be relaxed, peppermint may aggravate "heartburn" or GERD. Peppermint also seems to be effective in relieving intestinal gas and indigestion. [2]
The recipe for peppermint bark uses few ingredients, with only chocolate and mint candies required. Some recipes also add peppermint flavoring. [8] The candies used may be candy canes. [9] The candies should be broken up, and the chocolate is melted. [10] These two ingredients are combined on a baking sheet and then chilled until firm.
Although news articles commonly have it that the York Peppermint Pattie was first produced in York, Pennsylvania by Henry Kessler at his York Cone Company in 1940, [3] a trademark application for “York Peppermint Pattie Mint (Candy)” filed by York Cone Company Corporation on February 10, 1949, shows a first use in commerce date of January ...
Peppermint Candy (Korean: 박하사탕; RR: Bakha Satang) is a 1999 South Korean tragedy film by Lee Chang-dong.The film opens with the suicide of the protagonist and uses reverse chronology to depict some of the key events of the past 20 years of his life that led to this point.
Peppermint is used for flavouring ice cream, candy, fruit preserves, alcoholic beverages, chewing gum, toothpaste, and some shampoos, soaps, and skin care products. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Menthol activates cold-sensitive TRPM8 receptors in the skin and mucosal tissues, and is the primary source of the cooling sensation that follows the topical ...
Candy Favorites proclaims these bright blue discs, made with real peppermint oil, “one of the best-selling hard candies of all time.” Even so, this refreshing candy-dish mainstay is no longer ...
A candy cane is a cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide [1] as well as Saint Nicholas Day. [2] The canes are traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint , but the canes also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
Peppermint leaf and peppermint oil have “a long history of use for treating digestive disorders and can be helpful for nausea, reducing bloating or treating cold sores," Dr. Teresa Lovins, who ...