The effects and effects of mint
ã€Taste and Function】
Spicy and cool. Efficacy: Shufeng wind cooling, Qingyan Limu.
[Traditional application]
Indications of hot and cold, fever, headache, red eyes, nasal congestion, sore throat, measles and other diseases through the poor.
This medicine is used for the following traditional prescriptions: Mint soup ("Pu Shi Fang"): mint leaves, burdock, white chrysanthemum, licorice, treatment and hot attack. Faint pain = famous prescription Sang Ju Yin, Yin Qiao San, cool There are also mints in Xiaosan and Xiaoyao.
ã€Main ingredients】
Mint contains mainly essential oils such as sinomenone and menthone.
1. Menthol Peppermint volatile oil. Mainly menthol. Occupies 62%, also known as menthol.
2. Mint ketone volatile oil in l5%, isomenthne accounted for 6%.
3. Other volatile oils still contain menthone, terpene, terpene, cinnamene, limonene, menthane, menthyl esters, catechol naphthalene phenol, blue oleoresin hydrocarbons.
ã€Pharmacological effects】
(a) of the local role:
Local application of mint water has cool, itching, anti-inflammatory, analgesic effect.
Menthol stimulates the nerve ending receptors of the skin and produces a cool feeling followed by a slight burning sensation. Slowly penetrate the skin, causing prolonged congestion, and achieve therapeutic effects.
(B) antipyretic: a small amount of mint can stimulate the central nervous system, so that the expansion of the surrounding capillaries and heat; and promote the secretion of sweat gland sweating. Therefore, it has the effect of lowering body temperature.
(C) Anti-inflammatory: The eight kinds of catechol naphthoic acid contained in mint are effective anti-inflammatory agents that can inhibit 3a-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and have a weak self: anti-inflammatory effect. Blue balm oil contained in mint has anti-inflammatory effects on scald rabbit ears.
(D) Mint can increase the secretion of respiratory mucus. In addition to mucus adhered to the mucous membranes, the foam can be reduced and the effective ventilation of the respiratory tract can be increased.
(E) peppermint oil has a stomachic effect, a therapeutic effect on experimental gastric ulcer; a strong gallbladder effect, as well as liver protection.
(f) Peppermint oil has anti-sperm implantation and anti-pregnancy effects. The reason for terminating pregnancy is that it can significantly reduce the level of chorionic gonadotropin, and it may also be related to the promotion of uterine contraction and damage to the placenta.
ã€Clinical application】
1. Treatment of colds, upper respiratory tract infections, fever, stuffy nose, headaches, sore throat and other symptoms.
2. Treatment of acute and chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, rhinitis, conjunctivitis.
3. Treatment of various dermatitis, such as allergic dermatitis, insect bite dermatitis, urticaria, pruritus, psoriasis, eczema.
4. Topical application: Various preparations of menthol, topical application for headache, toothache and pruritus.
ã€Dose and Usage】
Pharmacopoeial dose: 3 ~ 6g.
Clinically used dose: 3 ~ 9g.
Large doses: Do not use in large doses.
Usage: Shuijianbi, should be after the next.
Clinical experience
(a) treatment of upper respiratory tract infections
This product has a sweating fever, traditionally used in upper respiratory tract infections, used in the compound, mild with 3g, slightly heavy with 9g, are all lower. It is an effective medicine for fever, sore throat, nasal congestion and headache.
The traditional classification of peppermint is in the class of Xin Liang Solution. It is easy to misunderstand that it is a cold medication, and other effects are often overlooked.
(b) About Liang Liang and Li Dan
In the ancient cool wolfberry powder, mint and rhubarb, Glauber's salt, radix astragali, and wolfberry fruit are used in the same way. In the solution, the effect of menthol cool wolfberry is emphasized, and fever, abdominal pain, constipation, and thirst are treated in the upper and middle coke heat accumulation. Embolism. There are many diseases with these symptoms, including acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis, which can play a role in peppermint. Therefore, in the treatment of chronic cholecystitis and pancreatitis, adding mint helps to clear the bile duct. This is the meaning of taking the ancient cool weather.
There are also a small amount of mint in the ancient Xiaoyao San, which has the effect of evacuating cold liver to help relieve pain and gallbladder. Therefore, it is said that the mint can clear the heat and remove the heat. It is correct to say that it can solve the problem with cynicism, but it is not comprehensive.
(c) Summer Clearance Health Care:
Mint is the main drug for topical liniment such as summer refreshing oil. The use of mint tea for the elimination of heat is very beneficial.
You can also make medicated meals. In the summer, add a small amount of mint to the melon and shrimp soup.
ã€side effect】
(I) Traditional literature
"Compendium of Materia Medica": Non-toxic.
(B) Toxicological tests
1. LD50: The LD50 of menthol injected intraperitoneally and subcutaneously in mice, rats, cats, etc. is 800-1600 mg/kg, and the oral LD50 in rats is 3.3 g/kg.
2. Toxicity The oral administration of menthol in rats fed for 10 3 weeks showed no carcinogenic effect.
The above shows that the toxicity is small.
(C) clinical observation
Non-toxic. There was no discomfort in the decoction service in the conventional dose. Long-term use also has no obvious side effects.
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