TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGES
Title Page – – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgments – – – – – – – iv
Table of Contents – – – – – – – – v
CHAPTER ONE
- Introduction – – – – – – – 1
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Origin and Morphology of the Plant – – – – 3
2.1 Chemical Composition of the Plant – – – – 4
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Nutritional Value of Mint Plant – – – – 11
3.1 Vitamins Content – – – – – – – 11
3.2 Minerals Content – – – – – – – 13
CHAPER FOUR
4.0 Health benefits of mint plant – – – – – 18
4.1 Allergies – – – – – – – – 18
4.2 Aids in Digestion – – – – – – – 18
4.3 Aids in Nausea and Headache – – – – – 19
4.4 Relief Common Cold – – – – – – 19
4.5 Prevent Gastric Ulcers – – – – – – 19
4.6 Aids in weight loss – – – – – – – 20
4.7 Aids in skin Care and Pimples – – – – – 20
4.8 Breast Feeding – – – – – – – 21
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary and Recommendation – – – – 22
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – 22
5.2 Recommendation – – – – – – – 22
References
CHAPTER ONE
1.0Â Â Introduction
Medicinal plants have continued to attract attention in the global search for effective methods of using plants parts (e.g seeds, steam, leaves, root and bark etc) for the treatment of many diseases affecting human. This is because many important drugs used in medicine today are directly or indirectly derived from plants due to its bioactive constituents such as alkaloid, steroids, tannins etc. (Cordoiro and Oniyangi, 1998). Also herbs are used for flavoring foods, culinary
