Peppermint is a plant. The leaf and oil are used as medicine. The peppermint is a very popular herb and many commercial products are prepared using this herb, and due to the tremendous popularity it has enjoyed as a flavoring agent and it is so widely used to make many kinds of edible and consumable products used for human consumption, it may be easy to believe that the peppermint is one of the oldest known herbs. ebiochem.com

Peppermint is used for the common cold, cough, inflammation of the mouth and throat, sinus infections, and respiratory infections. It is also used for digestive problems including heartburn, nausea, vomiting, morning sickness, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cramps of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract and bile ducts, upset stomach, diarrhea, bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine, and gas.ebiochem.com

Menthol resists stimulation cause trachea produce new secretion, then thick mucous is easy to be discharged, which is the way of eliminating phlegm. It is also reported that Peppermint is helpful to relieve cough.ebiochem.com

The ability of the peppermint to stimulate the flow of bile is largely because of these major chemical components present in the herb and at the same time, these same compounds help in promoting the process of digestion along with other components in the herb, such as the flavonoid pigments which display similar properties.ebiochem.com

It has also been shown to protect against cancer formation in the colon, skin, and lungs.ebiochem.com