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WILD MINT, BIBLICAL MINT (Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.) +++PH2 uses English Horsemint as the common name for this one.
Activities (Wild Mint) — Analgesic (1; BIB; FNF); Anesthetic (1; FNF); Antiaggregant (1; FNF);
Antibacterial (1; FNF; TIB); Anticancer (1; FNF); Antiedemic (1; FNF); Antiinflammatory (1; FNF;
TIB); Antimutagenic (1; FNF); Antioxidant (1; FNF; TIB); Antirheumatic (1; FNF); Antiseptic (1;
EFS; FNF; VAG; VVG); Antispasmodic (1; FNF; VAG; VVG); Antitumor (1; FNF); Antiviral (1;
FNF; TIB); Astringent (1; BIB; TIB); Candidicide (1; FNF); Carminative (1; BIB; EFS; FNF;
PH2); CNS Depressant (1; TIB); CNS Stimulant (1; TIB); Counterirritant (1; FNF); Cyclo-oxyge-
nase Inhibitor (1; FNF); Decongestant (1; VAG; VVG); Diaphoretic (f; VVG); Diuretic (f; WBB;
ZUL); Emmenagogue (f; ZUL); Fungicide (1; FNF; TIB); Myorelaxant (1; FNF); Sedative (1;
FNF; TIB); Stimulant (1; EFS; PH2); Spasmogenic (1; TIB); Stomachic (f; BIB).
Indications (Wild Mint) — Adenopathy (f; VVG); Alzheimer’s (1; FNF); Apoplexy (f; BIB; SKJ);
Arthrosis (1; FNF); Asthma (f; ZUL); Backache (1; FNF; WBB); Bacteria (1; FNF; TIB); Bron-
chosis (f; WBB; ZUL); Cancer (1; FNF); Candida (1; FNF); Chest Cold (f; BIB); Childbirth (f;
ZUL); Chill (f; GHA); Cold (1; BIB; FNF; WBB; ZUL); Congestion (1; VAG; VVG); Cough (f;
GHA; WBB; ZUL); Cramp (1; FNF; VAG; VVG); CVI (1; VVG); Dermatosis (f; BIB); Dysmen-
orrhea (1; FNF; ZUL); Dyspepsia (f; PH2; SKJ; ZUL); Dyspnea (1; GHA; VVG); Dysuria (f;
VAG); Epilepsy (f; VAG); Fever (f; BIB; HHB; VVG); Fungus (1; FNF; TIB); Gas (1; BIB; EFS;
FNF; PH2; ZUL); Gastrosis (f; GHA); Headache (f; BIB; PH2; UPW; VAG; WBB; ZUL); Hysteria
(f; VVG; ZUL); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; FNF; TIB); Inflammation (1; FNF; TIB); Insomnia
(1; FNF; TIB; VAG); Mycosis (1; FNF; PH2; TIB); Nervousness (1; FNF; TIB); Pain (1; BIB;
FNF); Pharyngosis (f; TIB); Respirosis (1; VAG; ZUL); Rheumatism (1; BIB; FNF; HHB; TIB);
Sclerosis (f; JLH); Sinusosis (f; WBB); Sore Throat (f; TIB); Stomachache (1; BIB; ZUL); Swelling
(1; FNF; ZUL); Tumor (1; FNF); UTI (f; VAG; VVG); Virus (1; FNF; TIB); Water Retention (f;
WBB; ZUL); Wound (1; FNF; TIB; UPW; WBB; ZUL); Yeast (1; FNF).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wild Mint) — Not covered (AHP). “Haz-
ards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates
no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Direct application of the mint is said to be an irritant (WBB).
Fractions containing phenolics may exhibit CNS-stimulant and spasmogenic activities. But