Peppermint does not have carcinogenic side effects, nor does it have anti-cancer properties.
Mentha piperita is pungent in flavor, cool in nature, and belongs to the lung meridian and liver meridian. It is capable of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, inducing diaphoresis, clearing measles, and dispersing the liver and promoting the flow of qi.
This medicine is mainly used for the treatment of wind-heat colds as well as wind-heat headache, tearfulness, sore throat, impenetrable measles, redness of the eyes, rubella, itching, chest tightness, stagnation of qi, emotional discomfort, pain in the ribs and other conditions caused by the beginning of warm diseases.
Patients who are allergic to peppermint are prohibited from taking it. Allergic patients need to be careful when taking the drug. At present, there is no clear adverse drug reaction after taking peppermint.
Peppermint belongs to the medicines of dispersing wind-heat, does not have the effect of preventing and treating cancer, and has no carcinogenic side effects. Patients suffering from the above conditions need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use the drug.