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Abstract
The high demand for fragrances in the biotechnology, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries increases their market value. Peppermint (Mentha Piperita L.) is an herb widely recognized by the pharmaceutical and food industries for its significant health benefits. The effectiveness of mint in preventing human diseases should be the focus of further research on this plant. There arent many clinical studies on peppermint tea and very few studies on peppermint leaves in humans. Although caution is recommended when using peppermint oil in patients with gastrointestinal disease, hiatal hernia or kidney stones, no side effects of peppermint tea have been observed. Menthone and menthyl esters, especially menthyl acetate, are also present in the oil. The essential oils in dried peppermint mainly contain menthol, menthone, menthyl acetate, menthofuran and 1,8-eucalyptol. Additionally, peppermint oil contains traces of many other chemicals, such as limonene, pulegone, caryophyllene, and pinene. According to the German Commission E monograph, peppermint oil and leaves taken internally can treat gastritis, respiratory catarrh, and oral mucosal inflammation, and act as an antispasmodic agent in the gastrointestinal tract and bile. Detailed up-to-date review of the anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-asthmatic, allopathic, antispasmodic, anticephalic, antibacterial and radioactive properties of peppermint. Therefore, more research on mint is urgently needed.
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Copyright © 2023 Mr Yogeshwar Dhanraj Chavan . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
