menthol

Reported Uses

• NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
• abdominal pain [Insufficient Evidence]
• anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
• athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
• barium enema-related colonic spasm [Possibly Effective]
• cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
• common cold [Insufficient Evidence]
• dental plaque [Insufficient Evidence]
• dysmenorrhea [Insufficient Evidence]
• dyspepsia [Possibly Effective]
• endoscopy-associated adverse effects [Possibly Effective]
• esophageal spasm [Insufficient Evidence]
• fatigue [Insufficient Evidence]
• halitosis [Insufficient Evidence]
• hot flashes, breast CA-associated [Insufficient Evidence]
• IBS [Likely Effective]
• insomnia [Insufficient Evidence]
• menopausal symptoms [Insufficient Evidence]
• migraine, acute [Insufficient Evidence]
• mosquito repellent [Insufficient Evidence]
• myalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
• nausea/vomiting, chemo-related [Possibly Effective]
• nausea/vomiting, postop [Insufficient Evidence]
• nausea/vomiting, pregnancy-related [Insufficient Evidence]
• nipple fissures [Possibly Effective]
• oral mucositis [Insufficient Evidence]
• osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
• pain [Insufficient Evidence]
• post-herpetic neuralgia [Insufficient Evidence]
• postop ileus [Insufficient Evidence]
• postop pain [Insufficient Evidence]
• postop recovery [Insufficient Evidence]
• postop sleep disturbance [Insufficient Evidence]
• preop anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
• pressure ulcer [Possibly Effective]
• pruritus [Insufficient Evidence]
• small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) [Insufficient Evidence]
• stress [Insufficient Evidence]
• tension-type headache [Possibly Effective]
• toothache [Insufficient Evidence]
• urticaria [Insufficient Evidence]