Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷Bo He (TCM)
Pudina (Unani) |
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Garden Mint
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
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'Greater' (left) and 'Lesser' (right) Mints
Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562
Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562
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M. piperita
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 |
M. viridis
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 |
Botanical name:
Mentha spp.
Various types are used: Peppermint (M x piperita); Crisp or Curled (M. crispa); Cornmint, Field or Marsh Mint (M. arvensis, M. haplocalyx); Saracens Mint; Wild Mint (Horsemint, Mentastrum), Water Mint ('Sisymbrium', M. aquatica, M. hirsuta); Catmint (Nepeta); Spearmint (M. viridis) is used similarly. The Curled Mint with red stalks was accounted best.
TCM uses the Field Mint (M. haplocalyx), stronger than regular Peppermint.
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Pungent, aromatic
Classifications:
2I. ANTISPASMODICS. 2K. RESOLVENT. 2Z. CICATRIZING
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3H. LACTAGOGUE
4c. CARDIAC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC
Mentha spp.
Various types are used: Peppermint (M x piperita); Crisp or Curled (M. crispa); Cornmint, Field or Marsh Mint (M. arvensis, M. haplocalyx); Saracens Mint; Wild Mint (Horsemint, Mentastrum), Water Mint ('Sisymbrium', M. aquatica, M. hirsuta); Catmint (Nepeta); Spearmint (M. viridis) is used similarly. The Curled Mint with red stalks was accounted best.
TCM uses the Field Mint (M. haplocalyx), stronger than regular Peppermint.
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Pungent, aromatic
Classifications:
2I. ANTISPASMODICS. 2K. RESOLVENT. 2Z. CICATRIZING
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS. 3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3H. LACTAGOGUE
4c. CARDIAC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Promotes Sweat:
2. Promotes Expression of Rashes:
3. Clears Liver Heat, Moves the Qi:
4. Moves Qi, Clears Heat, Benefits the Stomach:
5. Externally:
Dose:
Decoction: 3–6 grams, added towards the end
Infusion: 1–2 grams or a sprig of fresh mint may be infused.
Powder: 500mg–2 grams
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Decoction: 3–6 grams, added towards the end
Infusion: 1–2 grams or a sprig of fresh mint may be infused.
Powder: 500mg–2 grams
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Cold and Flu:
i. Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
ii. Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
2. Promote the Expression of Measles and other Spotted Fevers, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
3. Acute Sore Throat, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
4. To prevent infection during epidemics, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
5. To protect from Rabies after being bitten, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
6. Species Aromatica: Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
7. Hypertension, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
8. Tinnitus, Wild Mint Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
9. Cholecystitis, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
10 Indigestion, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
11. Nausea and Vomiting, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
12. Liver Heat, Sore and Red Eyes, Scrofula, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
13. Liver Qi Stagnation:
i. Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
ii. Sadness, Worry from Qi constraint, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
14. Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea:
i. Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
ii. Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
15. Infertility, Peppermint with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Infusion for Painful Menstruation
Decoction Against Vomiting
Powder of Aloeswood (Mesue)
Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
Powder for Gonorrhea
Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater (Nicholas)
Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo (Nicholas)
Four Thieves Vinegar
Electuary to Promote Fertility (Wirtzung)
Electuary of Bayberries (Electuarium de Baccis Lauri)
Electuary for Sadness and Worry
Ointment for Congealed Blood
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
Yin Qian San
Xiao Yao San
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
Cautions:
1. Not used for excess sweating
2. ‘It is an enemy to generation, by overthickening the seed’ (Gerard)
3. Culpeper said of Wild Mint: ‘They are extream bad for wounded people and they say a wounded man that eats Mints his Wound will never be cured, and that's a long day’.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Syrup of the Juice, Compound Syrup, Conserve of the Leaves, Distilled Oil, Infused Oil, Salt of the Ashes
1. Not used for excess sweating
2. ‘It is an enemy to generation, by overthickening the seed’ (Gerard)
3. Culpeper said of Wild Mint: ‘They are extream bad for wounded people and they say a wounded man that eats Mints his Wound will never be cured, and that's a long day’.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Syrup of the Juice, Compound Syrup, Conserve of the Leaves, Distilled Oil, Infused Oil, Salt of the Ashes