薄荷

 

Class and Class No. 3A (2)
Name Chan Hoi Yiu
Year: 2017-2018

 

Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.

 

Chinese name:
Family Name (科名): Labiatae
Scientific name (學名): Mentha canadensis L. 
Common name (俗名): wild mint 野薄

 

習性:

薄荷適應性很強,能生長在海拔2100米以下的地區,生於水旁潮濕地,海拔可高達3500米,陽光充足

Growth habit:

 

葉:

葉片皺縮捲曲,完整者展平後呈寬披針形、長橢圓形或卵形,;上表面深綠色,下表面灰綠色,稀被茸毛,有凹點狀腺鱗。

Leaf: Opposing leaves with short stems, wrinkled and curved, wide lanceolate, long elliptical or oval shape after being flattened; lower surface is grayish-green while upper surface is dark green, with few hairs with concave pointy glands.
花:輪傘花序腋生,花萼鐘狀,先端5齒裂,花冠淡紫色 Flower:

Verticillasters grow at the axils, bell-like calyx, with 5 breaches at the apex, corolla is pale purple. After being rubbed, it has a distinctive clear and cool aroma.

果:/

 

Fruit: /

 

性味功能

辛,涼。

Properties

Acrid; cool.

主治

疏散風熱,清利頭目,透疹。具有疏散風熱、清利頭目、利咽、透疹、疏肝解鬱之功效。現代醫學常將其用於治療風熱感冒、頭痛、咽喉痛、口舌生瘡、風疹、麻疹、胸腹脹悶和抗早孕等。另外,薄荷還具有消炎止痛作用。

 

Treats

Disperses wind-heat clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat, vents rashes, courses the liver and resolves constraint. Apply to wind-heat cold, headache, throat pain, mouth and tongue sore, rubella, measles, chest and abdominal constraint, anti-early pregnancy. Disperses inflammation and stops pain

知多一點點:

 

More to learn:

 

 

Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
General information on wild mint  

http://www.fpcn.net/a/caobenhuahui/20130924/Mentha_canadensis.html

 

Gallery on wild mint http://kplant.biodiv.tw/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7.htm
General information on wild mint http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?channelid=47953&lang=eng&record=3&searchword=(type_cht=%27%E5%85%A8%E8%8D%89%E9%A1%9E%27)

 

 

Question:

Write down 3 uses of wild mint.

Ans: it can disperses wind-heat clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and vents rashes.

Secondary 3 Science (Biology)

Mini-project on Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Information sheet

 

Class and Class No. 3A ( 21 )
Class No. Tam Wing Hei
Year: 2017-2018

 

Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.

 

Chinese name: 薄荷
Family Name (科名): Lamiaceae
Scientific name (學名): Mentha(是從希臘神話中妖精蜜絲(Mentha)而來)
Common name (俗名): 薄荷,夜息香,野薄荷

 

習性:幾乎所有薄荷品種都喜歡潮濕涼爽的地方,通常而言,薄荷也可以在陽光充足溫暖濕潤的氣候中生長 Habits: They prefer a wet place and a place full of sun light
葉:含薄荷油、薄荷醇以及薄荷酮、異薄荷酮、迷迭香酸等成份。可以健胃祛風、祛痰

 

Leaf: Mainly include spearmint menthol oil, as well as menthone, isomenthone Rosemary, acid and other ingredients. Will be good for the stomach to disarm and dispel the phlegm syndrome

 

花:淡紫色

 

Flower: purple

 

: 薄荷的種子非常小,收集起來也不是很容易,吃起來也沒什麼意義 Fruit: It’s seeds are very small, its hard to find it

 

性味功能 提神醒腦

 

Properties Refreshing

 

主治: 可以消炎止

可以驅蚊止

Can sterilize the pain-relieving

The mosquito can drive to stop itchy

知多一點點: 傳說她是冥界之神黑帝斯所愛的妖精。有一次,黑帝斯的妻子泊瑟芬發現蜜絲在黑帝斯懷裏,泊瑟芬便將蜜絲變成一棵薄荷 She is the legend of the God of black Emperor ghostdom love. Emperor black, Bo’s wife Sefen discovered that the honey thread in the black Emperor, Bo Sefen turn into a floss mint the honey

 

Previous Scientific Research (if any):

1.           

 

Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
   
   
   
   

 

Questions:

 

(Beginner) Guidelines:

Answer can be directly harvested from the information given.

e.g.

Q1. What is the color of the flower?

Answer: purple

(Elementary) Guidelines:

Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links.

e.g.

Q2. Can we eat it’s fruit?

Answer: it is too small that to eat.

(Advanced) Guidelines:

Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions.

Q3. What can we use it for?

Answer: Usually we can find it at home for food ,it also for scaring mosquito

 

Class and Class No. 3E (10)
Name. Chong Yuen Ching
Year: 2017-2018

 

Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.

 

Chinese name: 薄荷葉
Family Name (科名): 唇形科 Lamiaceae
Scientific name (學名): Mentha canadensis Linn
Common name (俗名): Mint野仁丹草 野薄荷 水益母

 

習性:

多年生宿根性草本植物,生長迅速繁茂。

Growth habit:

Perennial herbaceous perennials, grow quickly.

葉:

單葉對生,橢圓形、窄卵形至卵形,葉基楔形,葉尖銳形,葉緣鋸齒狀,上下表面被柔毛,細脈密被柔毛,具腺點,下表面細脈突起。

Leaf: Single leaf, in oval, narrowly ovate , leaf base cuneate, sharp shape, leaf margin jagged, upper and lower surfaces pilose, dense veins pilose, glandular, lower surface veins raised.

 

花:

花序為繖形花序,輪生於葉腋,球形,通常長於莖下面部位。

 

Flower: Inflorescences umbel, whorled on leaf axils, usually longer than below parts of stem.

 

果:

果實為小堅果,卵球形,先端鈍形,平滑。

Fruit: The nut is small, ovoid, apex obtuse with smooth surface.

 

性味功能:

味辛,性涼,歸肺肝經。能疏散風熱,清利頭目,利咽喉,理氣。

Properties:

Pungent, cool properties. Associated with lung and liver meridians.

主治:

用於感冒風熱或溫病初起,發熱頭昏,微惡風寒;外感風熱,頭痛目赤,清利頭目;風疹瘙癢,蕁麻疹;肝氣鬱滯。

Treats:

It is used to expel wind heat, clear the head and eyes, clear up rashes and remove liver qi, stagnation.

 

知多一點點:

薄荷油還可用作殺滅一些常見害蟲(如黃蜂,黃蜂,螞蟻和蟑螂)的環保殺蟲劑。

More to learn:

Mint oil is also used as an environmentally friendly insecticide for its ability to kill some common pests such as wasps, hornets, ants, and cockroaches.

 

Previous Scientific Research (if any):

1.

 

Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
General information on Mint http://kplant.biodiv.tw/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7.htm
Major uses of Mint http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E8%96%84%E8%8D%B7%E5%8F%B6
 
 

 

Questions:

 

(Beginner) Q1. What is the family of mint ?

Answer : It belongs to Lamiaceae.

(Elementary) Q2. Is mint suitable for all people?

Answer : No, it is not suitable for pregnant women.

(Advanced) Q3. Is there any use of mint other than Chinese herbal medicine?

Answer : Yes, it can also be use in room scent and aromatherapy.