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Spearmint May Curb Excess Hair In Women

Drinking spearmint tea may spur an hormonal shift that helps women curb unwanted hair (hirsutism), a Turkish study shows.

If confirmed in other studies, spearmint may become an alternative to
hormonal treatments for the condition, write the researchers at Suleyman
Demirel University's medical school in Isparta, Turkey.

Mehmet Akdogan and colleagues studied 21 hirsute women seen at their
endocrinology clinic.

Twelve of the women had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal condition that often involves hirsutism. The cause of the hirsutism was unclear in the other nine women.

The researchers asked the women to drink spearmint tea twice a day for five
days. The tea was brewed by pouring boiling water over a heaping teaspoon of
dried spearmint leaves.