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Andes Mint Tea – Muña Tea – Minthostachys mollis FAQ
Curious about Andes mint tea (Muña herbal tea) from Peru?
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Do you sell Muña Herbal Tea (Andes Mint Tea)?
Yes! You can order it as a looseleaf herbal tea from our online store.
What other names does Muña go by?
Muña is also known as Andean mint, Andes mint, Arash muña, La Muña, Muna, Muña muña, Muña, Poleo, Tipo, and Tipollo. Its Latin name is Minthostachys mollis.
What is Andes mint tea known for?
Andean mint tea is a culinary and digestive favorite. Muna (Andes Mint) tea is growing in popularity for its delicious mint taste, long historical use supporting gut health, and ability its to help relieve the symptoms of altitude illness.
It has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties, particularly for its digestive health benefits. Studies have shown that Muna has powerful antibacterial, anti-fungal, and carminative qualities. These qualities helped establish its reputation as a digestive aid.
Minthostachys mollis tea is rich in oxygenated monoterpenes. Muna tea is known to ameliorate cold and flu symptoms. It can help relieve bronchial congestion and break up phlegm. It also makes a great mouthwash and a skin tonifier.
Can it help with altitude sickness?
Yes. It’s known for its ability to help relieve the symptoms of altitude illness. In high-elevation areas of Peru, people drink the tea to help adjust to the altitude. For many people, it helps alleviate symptoms of altitude sickness, such as headache, nausea, and fatigue.
Can it help repel ticks and mosquitoes?
All-natural Andes mint tea can be blended with Cistus incanus herbal tea to help you repel ticks and mosquitoes. Both are known to help repel biting insects. Not being bit means less chance of exposure to tick-borne illnesses.
Can it help with digestion?
As a digestive aid, Muña can be taken as a tea to help with stomach spasms, gastric issues, indigestion, colic, and bacterial diarrhea.
Does it support respiratory health?
Mint tea is also known for its respiratory health benefits. Mint tea may be able to help relieve symptoms of asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory problems. This is due to the tea’s anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties, which can help open up airways and reduce coughing.
Does it support skin health?
Used as a face wash, the tea can promote skin health, help prevent premature wrinkles, and help counteract the harmful effects of free radicals and oxidative damage from environmental stress.
Does it have anti-fungal properties?
Studies show that Minthostachys mollis has potent anti-fungal activity against the fungal microorganisms Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes and F. oxysporum. viruses. Given that many fungi are developing resistance to traditional treatments, that’s good news.
Does Andes mint tea support oral health?
Mint tea has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for oral health issues, such as toothaches and bad breath. Mint tea has antimicrobial properties that can help fight off bacteria in the mouth and prevent cavities.
In particular, oral candidiasis is a common fungal disease usually caused by an overgrowth of C. albicans in the oral cavity. Recommended treatments include proper oral hygiene, use of topical agents, and systemic medications. Muna has shown to provide support for these treatments by effectively inhibiting fungus and bacteria.
Can it be used as a mouthwash?
In traditional medicine, Andean tea has been used as a remedy for bad breath as a halitosis-preventing mouthwash.
What other support can it provide?
It has been used to help heal wounds faster, prevent ulcers, and promote the health of the intestinal lining. In addition, it has also been used to help heal wounds faster, help prevent ulcers, and promote the health of the intestinal lining. It is also believed that Muña can help to heal intestinal problems, reduce inflammation, reduce excess stomach acid, calm digestion, and stop diarrhea.
What are its traditional uses?
The Incas commonly used Andean Andes mint, more often known as Muña, as it was believed to possess healing properties. Internally, the Incas used Muna to alleviate stomachache and diarrhea. Inhaling the aroma or vapors of the tea was used to calm the mind and clear the head. The herbal tea was also used to help soothe and ease congested breathing.
Topically, the Incas and other native peoples of Peru used the crushed leaves to speed the healing of bone fractures and to lessen minor ailments, such as rheumatism, bruising, and insect bites.
What does Andes mint taste like?
It has a complex flavor profile that starts out with a sharp peppermint note, then deepens with bass notes that are woody and similar to ginseng.
How does one consume Muna tea?
Muna is an herbal looseleaf tea. Add 8 oz (1 cup) of near-boiling, filtered water to one teaspoon of the loose-leaf herb. Let the tea steep for 5 to 7 minutes. Drink 1 to 2 cups, as desired.
Muna herbal tea is intended to be consumed to help relieve acute symptoms, such as stomach ache or altitude sickness. It is most helpful when used for 1 to 3 days.
Where do you get your Andes mint tea?
We get our Muna herbal tea from Peru. Wherever we travel in Peru, particularly in the high country along the Lares trail to Machu Picchu, our days would inevitably end with a small cup of delivious Muna tea. Muna tea, also known as Muña and Andean mint tea, is a popular herbal remedy in Peru and other South American countries. This tea is made from the leaves of the Minthostachys mollis plant, which is native to the Andes Mountains. Locally, it is used both as a condiment and as a medicinal tea.
How did you choose your Andes mint supplier?
For each of the products we sell, company owner Michael Van der Linden and members of our team do substantial research, visit the source, and meet with the collectors and processors personally. We back up our faith in our source and our processors with testing.
Can you describe the plant?
Muna is a woody shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It grows up to one meter tall. When the plant reaches maturity, its many fibrous stems take on a light brown to pale yellow hue and bear tiny clusters of tiny white flowers at the tips. The oblong, vivid green leaves stand out due to their light green veining, and the curved margins that can either have smooth or serrated edges. Muna has a pungent, energizing mint aroma that gets stronger as the leaves are crushed, and it tastes fresh, earthy, and minty.
Muna’s native range is the Andes region of South America. It is regularly found at elevations between 2,500 and 3,500 meters above sea level, in the highlands of Cusco, Ayacucho, and Puno. Archeological evidence shows that muna has been growing wild in the region since at least the time of the former Incan Empire.
Does Andes mint tea contain caffeine?
No.
Does it have any side effects?
Andes tea has no known side effects if consumed in moderation. Some studies have suggested that excessive use may be damaging to the liver.
Muna herbal tea is intended to be consumed to help relieve acute symptoms, such as stomach ache or altitude sickness. It is most helpful when used for 1 to 3 days.
