PEPPERMINT
| PEPERMUNT, Mentha x piperita |
| Parts used: Herb |
| Constituents:
Volatile oils, Flavonoids, Tannins, Bitter principle |
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| Actions |
Indications |
| Carminative |
Colic, dyspepsia, indigestion, IBS, IBD, ulcerative colitis, helps heal ulcers |
| Antispasmodic |
Acute colitis, gallbladder colic or cholelithiasis, spasmodic dysmenorrhoea |
| Analgesic |
Neuralgia, sciatica, toothache, fibromyalgia |
| Uterine relaxant |
Dysmenorrhoea |
| Antiseptic local |
Acne, boils, eczema |
| Anti-pruritic local |
Shingles, chicken pox, itchy bites, cooling, sore muscles |
| Anti-microbial |
Cystitis, prostatitis, herpes simplex, shingles, viral neuritis |
| Anti-emetic |
Prevents vomiting |
| Relaxant |
Travel sickness, nausea, anxiety stress, and tension headaches |
| Diaphoretic |
Fevers, colds, and flu's, bronchitis esp. with wheezing |
| Hypertensive |
Stimulant to circulation for liver, gallbladder, pancreas and cerebral |
| Choleretic |
Stimulates the production of bile in the liver |
| Cholagogue |
Galls stones, cholecystitis, dissolves stones, caution only use on gravel stones, large stone may block duct as they dissolve (excessive lactation?) Hepatitis, liver congestion |
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Externally for rheumatic and muscular pain, conjunctivitis and blepharitis |
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Herbal extract,
10-30mL per week |
| Energetics: Initially heating than cooling, dry, sweet, pungent |
| Meridians: lung, spleen, liver |
| Caution: Pregnancy and morning sickness, contains pulegone in small quantities (Abortifacient) |
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