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🌿 Herb

Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint

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
NCT05259800
Peppermint Oil for Urinary Retention
Enrolling_By_Invitation
NCT05559814
Intraluminal Peppermint Oil and Adenoma Detection Rate in Screening Colonoscopy
Completed
📊 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
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.
🌿 All Herb data fields for Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint
🌿 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
TCMID
5534
TCMSP
37
TCM-ID
188
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (30 fields)
name
Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint
chinese name
薄荷
pinyin name
Bo He
latin name
Menthae Haplocalycis Herba; Herba Menthae
english name
Mentha, Peppermint; Peppermint
properties english
Pungent; Cool
meridians english
Lung; Liver
use part
Dried aerial parts
symmap herb id
37
tcmid id
5534
tcmsp id
37
herb id str
HERB000508
function text
To dispel wind-heat from the head and eyes, and to promote eruption.
indication
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.
therapeutic en class
Pungent Cool Diaphoretics
therapeutic cn class
辛凉解表药
tcm id id
188
alias name
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

🏥 Linked Health Topics

1 · studied for these conditions (text bridge)

📋 Clinical Trials

3 · subject of clinical study
NCT05613153 Peppermint Oil as a Treatment for Children With Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction
→ Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction
NCT05259800 Peppermint Oil for Urinary Retention
→ Urinary Retention
NCT05559814 Intraluminal Peppermint Oil and Adenoma Detection Rate in Screening Colonoscopy
→ Colonic Polyp

📊 Meta-Analyses

4 · systematic review
CRD42020208426 Can phytotherapy present itself as a credible alternative to conventional treatm
→ -gynecology (dysmenorrhea, nausea pregnancy, clima
CRD42020220562 The effects of inhaling peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) on maximum ox
→ Physical exercise in adults.
CRD42022313580 Efficacy of different interventions to prevent nipple cracking among breastfeedi
→ Breastfeeding has significant benefits for both mo
CRD42022379103 Efficacy of peppermint on nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-anal
→ Investigating the efficacy of peppermint on the se
How relationships are computed
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