Spicy Mint (Mentha piperita)

辣薄荷là báo héLabaohe

Mentha piperita · Plant

Mentha, standing in for Mentha piperita
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Indications

Cautions

Contains pulegone which is highly hepatotoxic; can cause liver and kidney failure; avoid all internal use.

Indications

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

Epidemic ParotitisHeadacheRed EyesSore PharynxWind-heat Common Cold

TCM actions

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

Course Wind & Dissipate HeatResolve Toxin & Dissipate Binds