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  • 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

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Page last updated 07/31/2023

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Incidence

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric

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