Horse Mint (Mentha longifolia)

欧薄荷ōu bò heOubohe

Mentha longifolia · Plant

Mentha longifolia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May affect hormone levels; caution with hormone-sensitive conditions; may worsen gastroesophageal reflux; avoid with gallstones.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Horse Mint for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

HeadacheInflammation SyndromeNausea Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Horse Mint does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Mentha longifolia and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.