Mint goes beyond what is simply enhancing the taste of a meal or drink; mint and its properties are used as a "reliever" in digestion, remedy for colic as well as for other syndromes associated with poor digestion, a A study done by scientists in Germany in 2003 showed that mint helps to reduce the transit time of food to the small intestine, where greater absorption of nutrients takes place, this reduces significantly the amount of acidic residues of A digestion that ferments and rots food, you are advised to add a few mint leaves to a salad, tea or snack to acquire its healing properties directly and effectively.