Mint (Mentha)
薄荷属báo hé shǔBaoheshu
Mentha · Plant
3
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May affect bile flow; avoid with gallstones; may interact with medications metabolized by liver; avoid in gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Mint for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says 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 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.
- Benefit Antimicrobial597 records, 118 in people
- Benefit Digestive143 records, 65 in people
- Benefit Respiratory111 records, 46 in people
- Headache5 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome184 records, 63 in people
- Nausea Syndrome25 records, 13 in people