The gum sold in the largest quantity has a menthol flavour, but some people like menthol chocolate and mint tea, and the distinctive flavor is found in the tube of toothpaste in every home. That's why the result someone recently announced is important and surprising StadyMenthol is a chemical compound that may stop some of the damage that occurs in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
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The experiment has already been successfully carried out on mice. When mice with Alzheimer's disease inhaled menthol, their cognitive abilities improved.
The team's goal behind the study was to find aromas and aromas that could serve as a gentle yet useful therapy in the future in treating various diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.
The research did not only point to the aforementioned disease, which mainly occurs at an older age. Researchers are convinced that if they can figure out which scents trigger reactions in the brain and immune system, they can use those scents in healing.
“We focused on the role of the olfactory system in the immune system and the central nervous system and confirmed that menthol has an immunostimulant effect,” said immunologist Juan José Lasarte.
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The researcher added: “Surprisingly, we found that menthol prevented cognitive decline in mice with Alzheimer's disease for six months, and what is even more interesting is that it also improved cognitive abilities in healthy young mice.”
Smells affect us subconsciously
Scientists have already established a number of links between smells and our immune and nervous systems.
The exact associations have not yet been discovered, but it is certain that some scents can unconsciously trigger effects in the brain and influence our memory and emotions through chemical reactions.
Of course, there is nothing new in this, if we take as a basis how much pleasure we feel under the influence of luxurious perfume. But the point of view of consciously linking the therapeutic effect of certain scents with diseases is a completely new idea in modern medicine.
It is a well-known fact that diseases associated with the central nervous system – such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia – are often accompanied by a loss of sense of smell, so further research may focus on how menthol works if the patient does not smell. .
Peppermint shown in the video below is a versatile medicinal plant, and its therapeutic value is due to its essential oil, which is composed of 40 different compounds, the most famous of which is menthol:
