• • • • Reduce abdominal pain [3]
      • Enhance memory [3]
      • Increase alertness [3]
      • Improve mood [4]
        
      • Improve skin tone [4]
      • Improve cognitive function [3]
      • Enhance breathing [4]
      • Relieve muscle spasm [5]

Peppermint is a fragrant plant that is made up of a mix of water mint and spearmint. Peppermint, which originated in Europe, is now grown all over the world.

Peppermint leaves can be used fresh or dried in meals or as tea. In tinctures, chest rubs, and lotions, peppermint essential oil is employed. It has a long history of cultivation along stream banks and in other damp locations in northern and southern temperate zones.

Peppermint leaf and oil are now recognized by the European Pharmacopoeia, as well as the national pharmacopeias of Austria, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Russia, and Switzerland [1].

It's also available in enteric-coated capsules, which are easier to swallow. This allows the peppermint to travel through the stomach and into the intestine. Peppermint essential oil is a concentrated oil obtained by steam distillation from the peppermint plant. Before the plant begins to flower, the entire fresh or partially dried plant is used [2].