| Notes |
In the Indian Materia Medica, leaves of Mentha piperita L. , in infusion, are used in cases of vomiting, gastric colic, cholera, diarrhoea, flatulence, weak digestion, hiccup and palpitation of the heart. Peppermint leaves are traditionally used as carminative herbal medicinal product with
therapeutic indications for the symptomatic treatment of digestive disorders such as dyspepsia (e.g. spastic complaints of the upper gastrointestinal tract), flatulence, gastritis, enteritis and also as cholagogue. |