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Peppermint
Common Name | Peppermint |
Genus / Species | Mentha piperita |
Part Used | Leaf, essential oil |
Energetics | Spicy, bitter, slightly cool |
Meridians | Liver, lungs |
Active Constituents | Flavonoids including luteolin, menthoside Volatile oil including menthol, menthone Phenolic acids Triterpenes |
Medicinal Uses | Digestive Carminative Diaphoretic Circulatory stimulant Antiseptic Bronchial dilator |