Menthae piperitae folium
Synonym(s)
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Peppermint leaves used for medicinal purposes contain, depending on the variety, up to 4% essential oils(peppermint oil), tannins, flavone glycosides, triterpenic acids (see below terpenes).
Quality is specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: symptomatic relief of indigestion: dyspepsia, flatulence
ESCOP monograph: indigestion, flatulence, gastritis (gastric catarrh);
Commission E monograph: spasmodic complaints of the gastrointestinal tract and gallbladder and biliary tract.
empirical medicine: nausea, vomiting, meteorism
IndicationThis section has been translated automatically.
It is used as a phytotherapeutic agent for liver and bile duct diseases. It is also used in the food industry as a flavour corrector.
Applications in herbal pillows.
Recipe(s)This section has been translated automatically.
The fixed combination peppermint leaves+camomile flowers+caraway seeds consists of:
- Menthae piperitae folium (peppermint leaves)
- Matricariae flos (chamomile flowers)
- Carum carvum,
has an antispasmodic effect and is used for dyspeptic complaints such as flatulence, bloating and cramps in the gastrointestinal tract.
PreparationsThis section has been translated automatically.
Barbiforton® Inhalate, Buccotean®, Dolexamed® Fluid, Dr. Klinger's Bergischer Herbal Tea Nerve and Calming Tea, Fugacid® Bile Tea, Fugacid® Neurogast Tea, Gall Liver Tea Cholaflux® Vegetable, Gall Liver Tea Stada® N, Gerner Cholagogum N, Gerner Nervinum N, Helago-oil, Heumann Liver and Gall Tea SoluHepat® NT, Heumann Magentee Solu-Vetan® NG, Hevert Cholosome Tea, Hevert Majocarmin Tea, Insprio® N solution for gargling, Kamillosan® Mouth Spray N, Stada® Stomach Tea, Nasulind® Nasal Ointment, Neo-Ballistol®, Fides S Nerve Cream, Stada® Nerve Tea, Nieron® Bladder and Kidney Tea VI, NiNo Fluid, Orbis® cough and bronchial tea, Orbis® nerve and calming tea, Palatol® ointment N, Palatol® distillate, Salviathymol® drops, Solu-Vetan® NG cum, Terpestrol® inhalate, Warando® laxative
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/european-union-herbal-monograph-mentha-x-piperita-l-folium-revision-1_en.pdf
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/pfefferminze.php
- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 171-173