Peppermint
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mentha piperita
- INDICATIONS: Dyspepsia, regress pancreatic, mammary, and liver tumors, irritable bowel syndrome, colonic spasm, colic, nausea, vomiting, biliary disorders, common cold, dysmenorrhoea, anxiolytic. Topical: pain, itching, inflammations, headaches, toothache, pruritus, urticaria, mosquito repellant. Vapor: bronchial catarrh, fever, influenza. Flavoring, cosmetics, toothpaste, mouthwash.
- SYNONYM: Labiatae
- CLASS: Analgesic, Antiemetic, Carminative, Vasodilator, peripheral
- HALF-LIFE: N/A
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Cisapride
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: N/A
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SKIN.
MUCOSAL.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
OCULAR.
RENAL.
OTHER.
Page last updated 07/31/2023
Symbol key
Incidence
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric