DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Mint oil, essential oil from the flowering herb of field mint after partial removal of menthol.
HMPC: not processed
ESCOP: not edited
Commission E-monograph: internal: meteorism, functional gastrointestinal and biliary complaints; catarrh of the upper respiratory tract; external: myalgias, neuralgiform complaints, as nasal ointment: catarrh of the upper respiratory tract.
Ingredients: 30 to 50% from (-)-menthol, 15 to 30% menthone, 1 to 5% menthyl acetate and other terpenes. Quality specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
Dosage and method of useThis section has been translated automatically.
Internal: 1 to 2 times daily 2 drops of mint oil on sugar or in water, daily dose 3 to 6 drops.
External: Inhalation 3 to 4 drops of mint oil on hot water and inhale.
Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.
Mint oil is cheaper than peppermint oil, so it is also used to adulterate peppermint oil. The effect hardly different, smell of peppermint oil finer.
