Peppermint Purchase & Information
Alternative Names
Black Peppermint, Bo He, Brandy Mint, Chinese Peppermint, Corn Mint, Extract of Mentha Piperita, Extract of Peppermint, Extract of Peppermint Leaves, Extrait de Feuilles de Menthe de Poivrée, Extrait de Mentha Piperita, Extrait de Menthe Poivrée, Feuille de Menthe Poivrée, Field Mint, Herba Menthae, Huile de Mentha Piperita, Huile de Menthe Poivrée, Huile Essentielle de Menthe Poivrée, Lamb Mint, Menta Piperita, Mentha Oil, Mentha Piperita Extract, Mentha Piperita Oil, Menthae Piperitae Aetheroleum, Menthae Piperitae Folium, Menthe, Menthe Anglaise, Menthe Poivrée, Menthe Pouliot, Menthe Sauvage, Menthe Verte, Menthol, Mint, Mint Balm, Oil of Peppermint, Paparaminta, Peppermint Essential Oil, Peppermint Extract, Peppermint Leaf, Peppermint Leaf Extract, Peppermint Oil, Sentebon, Western Peppermint, Yerba Buena CAUTION: Please refer to separate listings for Aromatherapy, Diviner's Sage, English Horsemint, Japanese Mint, Perilla, Spearmint, Wild Mint
Scientific Name
Mentha Piperita
Why Do People Use Peppermint?
Peppermint is used orally for cold, common cold, inflammation of the pharynx and mouth, cough, fever, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), liver and gallbladder complaints, dyspepsia, cramps of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract and bile ducts, flatulence, fever and for tension headache. Some other oral application of peppermint are for nausea, morning sickness, vomiting, dysmenorrhea, respiratory infections, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, diarrhea and as a stimulant.
Peppermint oil is used to apply on skin for headache, neuralgias, myalgias, oral mucosa inflammation, toothache, pruritus, rheumatic conditions, bacterial and viral infections, urticaria, for repelling mosquitoes and as an antispasmodic in barium enemas.
Peppermint oil is used for symptomatic treatment of colds and cough, as an aromatic and as an analgesic for pain.
Peppermint is considered a common flavoring agent in number of beverages and food items.
Peppermint oil is used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics and soaps and as a flavoring agent in pharmaceuticals products.
Is It Safe To Use?
Likely Safe - There are positive after effects reported of peppermint oil when it is used as topically, orally or appropriately and rectally. It can be safely used in various clinical trials. This herb has attained Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the United States.
Likely Safe for Children - Orally used peppermint in food items considered safe for children. This herb has attained Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the United States.
Likely Safe during Pregnancy and Lactation - Peppermint has reported positive effects when during pregnant and lactation with combination of various food item. Physician not recommend peppermint with combination of medicinal amounts in both conditions because there is scarce and unreliable information available.
How Effective Is Peppermint?
Peppermint is possibly effective in following conditions:
• Barium Enema-Related Colonic Spasm.
• Dyspepsia
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Tension Headache
Peppermint is possibly non-productive in following condition:
• Postoperative nausea
There is scarce and insufficient evidence to rate following condition:
• Postherpetic neuralgia
How Peppermint Works?
The most effective parts of peppermint are the oil and aerial parts. Peppermint oil is gotten by refining the aerial parts of peppermint. Oil is a complex combination of compounds including 15% - 30%% menthone, 35% - 70% menthol and 4% - 14% menthyl acetic acid. On the other hand, grade of pharmaceutical peppermint oil is commonly standardized to contain no less than 44% menthol. Peppermint oil further consist of 1% - 4% pugelone, hepatotoxin – and a neuro. Nonetheless, there are some different ways to lessen the pugelone content. Extract of Pugelone should be less than 1% which may show no significant side effects.
Peppermint oil and leaves also consist of menthyl esters, amyl alcohol, pinene, limone, cadinene, phellandrene and dimethyl sulfide. Constituents of trace also include sabinene, alpha-pinene, ocimene, terpinolene, fenchene, gamma-terpinene, citronellol, alpha- and beta-thujone and some other compounds as well.
Peppermint oil is utilized for irritable inside disorder (IBS) because of its antispasmodic impacts. It appears to lessen moderate wave transit time in the small digestive tract which moderates the development peristaltic. The antispasmodic effects seems to result from direct relaxing impacts for the gastrointestinal (GI) tract smooth muscle which normal for calcium antagonist action. Peppermint oil might also restrain potassium depolarization-induced reactions in the digestive tract. This is thought to keep the hypercontractility that is regularly found in patients with IBS.
Clinical experiment suggests that luteolin-7-O-rutinoside from peppermint leaves can inhibit the release of histamine. It is also recommended by the hypersensitive rhinitis that extract of peppermint leaves may diminish nasal side effects. It is further recommended that peppermint leaves may be hepatotoxic in high doses. Peppermint leaves tea may also effective in decrease spermatogenesis and lower testosterone levels in male animals.
What Are The Side Effects /Adverse Reactions of Peppermint?
Not known..
How Peppermint Interacts With Other Herbs and Supplements?
There is no result fount by the interaction of peppermint and various supplements & herbs.
How Peppermint Interacts With Drugs?
Following are some drug items which results may influenced by peppermint:
• Antacids
• Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral)
• Various Cytochrome Substrates
• H2-Blockers
• Proton Pump Inhibitors (Ppis)
How Peppermint Interacts With Foods?
Following are some food items which results may influenced by peppermint:
• Various Food items
How Peppermint Interacts With Lab Tests?
Peppermint may interact with following lab tests:
• Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
• Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
• Testosterone
How Peppermint Interacts With Diseases and Conditions?
Peppermint may interact with following conditions or diseases:
• Achlorhydria
• Diarrhea
What Should Be the Dose/Administration of Peppermint?
ORAL For irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) treatment, peppermint is taken as capsule with 1-2 quantity thrice every day enteric coated peppermint oil. These capsule gives about 180-225 mg peppermint oil and 0.2 mL of peppermint oil. For children up to eight years of age with IBS, common dosage should be aprox. 0.2 mL thrice every day in enteric-coated capsules.
For treating dyspepsia, 90 mg of peppermint oil should be used with mixture of caraway oil every day. Particular multi indigent peppermint product such as peppermint leaves and number of other herbs (Iberogast, Medical Futures, Inc) should be consumed 1mL thrice times every day.
In order to reduce colonic spasms while barium enema double-contrast examination, 1.6% peppermint oil should be used 10 mL of a solution has been used at the beginning of the examination.
TOPICAL For healing tension headaches, 10% concentrated peppermint oil with combination of ethanol solution should be gently applied over the temples and forehead and this process should be repeated after 15 - 30 minutes.
In order to reduce the colonic spasms while barium enema, 100 mL water plus 8 mL of peppermint oil along with a surface active agent, Tween 80. The insoluble fraction was detached then 30 mL of the residual peppermint solution was mixed into solution of 300 mL of the barium.
INHALATION For curing postoperative nausea, 0.2 mL of peppermint should be used in 2 mL of isotonic saline.
Comments
In 1190 peppermint oil was banned by FDA as an over-the-counter drug for use as a digestive aid because to insufficient proof of efficacy.
General Certificate of Analysis (COA)
Specification sheet links below are a standard copy of the COA less the batch or lot number and manufactures dates. Specification sheet can be dated and should only be considered as a general information. Please contact and request an up to date COA if needed for specific updated information before placing order by filling out the contact form with product name and SKU number. If ordering quantities of twenty five kilos or more contact for availability.
