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Name (CN)	薄荷 (Bò he)
Synonyms (CN)	卜荷、卜可、香荷、薄苛、番荷、番荷叶、金叶薄荷、龙脑薄荷、蕃荷菜、菝蕑、吴菝蕑、南薄荷、猫儿薄荷、野薄荷、升阳菜薄苛、蔢荷、夜息药、仁丹草、见肿消、水益母、土薄荷、鱼香草、香薷草
Name (EN)	Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Herb Of Wild Mint, Mentha, Peppermint, Wild Mint, Mentha Herb
Scientific name(s)	Mentha Haplocalyx Briq., Herba Menthae, Mentha Haplocalyx, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba
Used section	Dry above-ground parts
Taste	Spicy
Channel Tropism	Induce in the lung and liver meridians.
Cold/Hot properties	Cold
Group	Plant [Vegetables And Products]

Origin	Dried above-ground parts of Mentha haplocalyx Briq.
Function and treatment	Dispersing wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, sharpening the pharynx, penetrating the rash, draining the liver and moving Qi. Used for wind-heat colds, wind-heat at the beginning, headache, red eyes, laryngeal paralysis, mouth sores, rubella, measles, chest distension.
Origin and best harvesting period	Mint is produced in most parts of China, mainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. It grows by the side of small streams and ditches, roadsides and wetlands in the mountains, or is cultivated. In summer and autumn, when the stems and leaves are in full bloom or when the flowers are in three rounds, it is harvested on sunny days and dried in the sun or in the shade.