Mentha, Mint, Bo He Mentha, Mint, Bo He 薄荷 Bo He (TCM)Pudina (Unani)Gur tig གུར་ཏིག་ (Tibet) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: ‘Greater’ and Right ‘Lesser’ MintsDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 M. piperita M. viridis Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Mentha spp.Various types are used: Peppermint: M x piperita, M. arvensis var. piperacsens Crisp or Curled: M. crispa Cornmint, Field or Marsh Mint: M. arvensis, M. haplocalyx Saracen’s Mint; Wild Mint, Horsemint, ‘Mentastrum‘–M. sylvestris Water Mint ‘Sisymbrium‘: M. aquatica, M. hirsut Spearmint: M. viridis Catmint (Nepeta) was regarded as a Mint variety and is also used similarly.The Curled Mint with red stalks was accounted best by the Europeans.TCM uses the Field Mint (M. haplocalyx), and Unani use Marsh Mint (M. arvensis) which are stronger than regular Peppermint. Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Pungent, aromatic“”Mint is hot and dry in the second degree with some superfluous moisture” (Avicenna) Classifications: 2I. ANTISPASMODICS.  2K. RESOLVENT.  2Z. CICATRIZING3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.  3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC.  3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.  3H. LACTAGOGUE4c. CARDIAC.  4e. STOMACHIC.  4f. SPLENETICTCMA. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Promotes Sweat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Fever…

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