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Peppermint oil
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Peppermint and peppermint oil (mentha x piperita L., menthae piperitae aetheroleum) are traditional herbal alternative medicines.
Potential uses
Peppermint is traditionally used for symptoms of coughs and colds, localized muscle pain, and localized itching of unbroken skin.[1]
Theory
Evidence
Risks and safety
Costs and availability
Available over the counter without prescription.
See also
- Alternative medicine
- List of approved herbal medicines by the EU Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products
Learn more
References
- ↑ Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products (March 26, 2010), Commission Decision of 25 March 2010 on amending Decision 2008/911/EC establishing a list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products (notified under document C(2010) 1867), retrieved October 1, 2020
