Peppermint has been referenced as/for: mild alterative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, anti-bacterial/emetic/inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-septic, anti-spasmodic, aromatic, astringent, calmative, carminative, inhalant, nervine, diaphoretic, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic, anxiety, bronchitis, bile, cholera, colds, colic, diarrhea, digestion, dyspepsia, fevers, flatulence, gallstones, gas, headache, heartburn, hysteria, indigestion, influenza, itching, migraine, nasal catarrh, nausea, nervous disorders, rheumatism, sclerosis, tension, whiten teeth, ulcers & vomiting.