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Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint

Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint. Class: Pungent Cool Diaphoretics. Properties: Pungent; Cool. Meridians: Lung; Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Bo He
中文名 (Chinese)
薄荷
Latin Name
Menthae Haplocalycis Herba; Herba Menthae
English Name
Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint
Alias Names
蕃荷菜菝蕑吴菝蕑南薄荷猫儿薄苛野薄荷升阳菜薄苛蔢荷夜息药仁丹草见肿消水益母接骨草土薄荷鱼香草香薷草
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Cool
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Liver
Part Used
Dried aerial parts
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Pungent Cool Diaphoretics
功效分类 (CN)
辛凉解表药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To dispel wind-heat from the head and eyes, and to promote eruption.
Indication (主治)
Chronic urticaria, infection of upper respiratory tract, sarcoma, wind-heat exterior syndrome, headache and red eyes, swelling pain in throat, non-eruption of measles, dormant papules with pruritus, liver depression and rib-side pain, abdominal distention.
🔗 External References
SymMap
37
TCMID
5534
TCMSP
37
TCM-ID
188
3
Clinical Trials
4
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT05613153
Peppermint Oil as a Treatment for Children With Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction
Enrolling_By_Invitation · Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction
NCT05259800
Peppermint Oil for Urinary Retention
Enrolling_By_Invitation · Urinary Retention
NCT05559814
Intraluminal Peppermint Oil and Adenoma Detection Rate in Screening Colonoscopy
Completed · Colonic Polyp
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42020208426
Can phytotherapy present itself as a credible alternative to conventional treatments in current indications in general medicine? Systematic review of meta-analyzes
-gynecology (dysmenorrhea, nausea pregnancy, climateric syndrom) -rhumatology :
CRD42020220562
The effects of inhaling peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) on maximum oxygen consumption: a systematic review
Physical exercise in adults.
CRD42022313580
Efficacy of different interventions to prevent nipple cracking among breastfeeding women: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Breastfeeding has significant benefits for both mother and baby, and the WHO rec
CRD42022379103
Efficacy of peppermint on nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Investigating the efficacy of peppermint on the severity of postoperative nausea
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.
🏥 Linked Health Topics 1 · matched via study conditions