True Mint Peppermint, extract, and tea from dried leaves, has shown, in different studies, to have strong antiviral activity against Newcastle disease (NDV), herpes simplex, vaccinia, Semliki Forest, and West Nile viruses in egg and cell-culture systems. It contains a tannin with an affinity for NDV and mumps virus and a non-tannin fraction with antiviral effects. It is one of the most widely consumed single ingredient herbal teas, or tissanes (medicinal tea). Is so very effective in aiding digestion, and helping with GERD.
