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Common name: |
Peppermint |
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Family: |
Lamiaceae |
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Parts used: |
Aerial parts |
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Chemistry: |
Volatile oil ½ – 1% containing at least 45% free menthol, menthone, pulegone, methalone, limonene; tannins, flavonoids – rutin(strengthens broken capillaries/veins), menthoside, tocopherols, carotenoids, betaine, choline, azulenes, rosmarinic acid, tannins(bind to iron in food and can absorb it. |
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Main actions: |
Carminative, Cooling Diaphoretic, Bile secretion, Reduces muscle spasm, Anti-septic. |
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Other Actions: |
Diaphoretic (peripheral vasodilator with a paradoxical cooling effect), anti-spasmodic, digestive, choleretic, anti-emetic, stomachic, stimulant, anti-pruritic, anti-inflammatory , aromatic, nervine- mild sedative, anti-microbial, anti catarrhal, antitussive, antiparasitic, analgesic and antipruritic. Inhibits lactation |
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Dosage: |
1 – 5ml TID |
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Safety: |
Avoid in Gastroesophageal reflux, may aggravate it. Contraindicated in acute gall stones. |
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