Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology News | Feature | 13 October 2016
Summary: The antihypertensive effect of wild mint has been reported which is due to Ca2+ channel blockade and atropine-sensitive-NO pathway
Source: Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi
Wild mint (Mentha longifolia) has peppermint-scented aroma and is traditionally used for the treatemnt of throat irritation, mouth and sore throat. It has a wide range of pharmacological properties such as antimicrobial, gastrointestinal, and nervous system effects. Recently antihypertensive effect of wild mint has been reported. Its mechanism of action is not clear. Pakistani scholar Dr. Abdul Jabbar Shah and his colleague reported in the Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology that the blood presuure lowering effect of wild mint is due to blockade of Ca2+ channel and atropine-sensitive nitric oxide pathway.
Photograph: Wild mint