Mentha haplocalyx

Overview

Aliases

Fan He Cai, Nan Bo He, Mao Er Bo He

Nature and Flavor

Cool; Pungent

What's Inside

Ingredients

Fresh leaves contain volatile oil (77–78% menthol, 8–12% menthone), menthyl acetate, camphene, limonene, isomenthone, pinene, menthone ketone, resin, tannins and rosmarinic acid

Therapeutic Effects

Causes vasodilation and sweating; menthol and menthone show anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipruritic effects; relieves gastrointestinal spasm and promotes respiratory secretion

Precautions

Contraindicated in yin deficiency with dryness or spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.