Wild Mint, Biblical Mint
mentha longifolia
Medicinal Actions
Analgesic, Anesthetic, Antiaggregant, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Antiviral, Astringent, Candidicide, Carminative, CNS Depressant, CNS Stimulant, Counterirritant, Cyclo-oxygenase Inhibitor, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Fungicide, Myorelaxant, Sedative, Stimulant, Spasmogenic, Stomachic
Primary Conditions Treated
Adenopathy
Alzheimer’s
Apoplexy
Arthrosis
Asthma
Backache
Bacteria
Bronchosis
Cancer
Candida
Chest Cold
Childbirth
Chill
Cold
Congestion
Cough
Cramp
CVI
Dermatosis
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspepsia
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Epilepsy
Fever
Fungus
Gas
Gastrosis
Headache
Hysteria
Induration
Infection
Inflammation
Insomnia
Mycosis
Nervousness
Pain
Pharyngosis
Respirosis
Rheumatism
Sclerosis
Sinusosis
Sore Throat
Stomachache
Swelling
Tumor
UTI
Virus
Water Retention
Wound
Yeast
Safety & Contraindications
Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Direct application of the mint is said to be an irritant. Fractions containing phenolics may exhibit CNS-stimulant and spasmogenic activities.
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