Peppermint (Menthol)

Chinese name: Bohe

Common Names: Peppermint, menthol

Other name: corn mint, field mint, or wild mint

Mint. Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis) popularly known as menthol mint is a source of natural menthol which is widely used in pharmaceutical and flavour industries. The peppermint leaves have not only a peculiar, sweet and strong odor, but also a rendolent, warm, and spicy taste, with a cooling aftertaste

Peppermint is used for the common cold, cough, sore throat. It is also used for digestive problems including nausea, vomiting, morning sickness, irritable bowel syndrome,…T.J. Zachariah, N.K. Leela, in Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Volume 3, 2006.