Family

• Lamiaceae 

Constituents

• Essential Oil
• Tannins
• Flavonoids
• Bitter Prichomes
• Triterpenes

Parts used

• Dried leaves (dried aerial parts)

Properties

• Spasmolytic
• Antiflatulent
• Colagogue
• Aromatic
• Digestive
• Carminative
• Analgesic

Indications

Internal use

• Colitis
• Digestive colic
• Bad breath
• Sore throat
• Pain in the gastrointestinal tract
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Migraine
• Muscle aches
• Flatulence
• Cough
• Cold
• Travel sickness

External use

• Neuralgia
• Muscular pain
• Sinusitis
• Headache

Side effects

Never apply peppermint essential oil or a derivative to the face of a baby or child under 5 years old, as this essential oil can cause spasms that inhibit breathing.

Contraindications

In external use, peppermint essential oil is contraindicated for children under the age of 5, because of risk to the respiratory system (possible provocation of spasms).

Peppermint should be avoided in cases of gastroesophageal reflux or in cases of hiatal hernia, as this variety of peppermint can worsen these 2 diseases.

Interactions

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Forms of use

• Peppermint infusion
• Peppermint essential oil
• Peppermint capsules
• Tincture of peppermint
• Peppermint hydrolat