Repositioning Candidate Details
| Candidate ID: | R1348 |
| Source ID: | DB11198 |
| Source Type: | approved; investigational |
| Compound Type: | biotech |
| Compound Name: | Peppermint oil |
| Synonyms: | English black mint oil; Mentha crispa oil; Mentha dumetorum oil; Mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf water; Mentha piperita (peppermint) oil; Mentha piperita flowering top oil; Mentha piperita oil; Mentha X piperita oil; Menthae piperitae aetheroleum; Oil of peppermint; Pepermint oil; Peppermint american far west bulked; Peppermint american willamette natural; Peppermint flowering top oil; Peppermint indian rectified; Peppermint oil america; Peppermint oil mongolia; Peppermint oil yakima; Peppermint volatile oil |
| Molecular Formula: | -- |
| SMILES: | -- |
| DrugBank Description: | Extracted from the stem, leaves, and flowers of _Mentha piperita_ L. plant, peppermint oil (Mentha piperita) is a popular essential oil used in aromatherapy for both external and internal use. Mentha piperita is a hybrid of spearmint (Mentha spicata) and water mint (Mentha aquatica) . Medicinal use of herbal ingredients such as peppermint oil has a long history of treating digestive disorders and upper respiratory symptoms and cough . There are various over-the-counter and commercial uses of peppermint oil due to its carminative, cholagogue, antibacterial, secretolytic, and choleretic actions . Peppermint oil contains pulegone, which is a naturally-occurring pesticide . Other active constituents of peppermint oil include , menthone, cineol, and several other volatile oils . Peppermint oil is used as a flavouring agent in foods and fragrance in hygienic or cosmetic products, and as an anti-itch and cooling agent in topical pharmaceutical products. It is also an active ingredient in topical analgesics for the relief of joint and muscle pain. Peppermint oil can be applied topically to temporarily relieve tension-type headache. The use of peppermint oil in the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been investigated in many clinical studies due to its relaxing effects on smooth muscle; however the evidence supporting this use is unclear. Due to its effectiveness in relaxing GI smooth muscle but ability to induce gastroesophageal reflux, enteric-coated formulations of peppermint oil has been established which bypass the upper GI tract unmetabolized, thereby facilitating its effect in the lower GI tract without effects in the upper tract . Peppermint oil is safe and well-tolerated at commonly recommended dosage . |
| CAS Number: | 8006-90-4 |
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| DrugBank Indication: | Indicated for the over-the-counter use for: -the symptomatic relief of minor spasms of the gastrointestinal tract, flatulence and abdominal pain, especially in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. -the temporary relief of itching associated with insect bites, eczema, minor burn, sunburn, minor skin irritations, minor cuts, scrapes, atopic dermatitis and other skin disorders. -the temporary symptomatic relief of mild joint and muscle pain as a local topical analgesic. -the temporary relief of tension-type headache. |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | Peppermint oil induces a dose-related antispasmodic effects on the gastrointestinal smooth muscles . A meta-analysis study and additional clinical studies of patients with IBS demonstrated that the treatment with peppermint oil improves abdominal symptoms compared to the placebo group, resulting in reduced severity of abdominal pain, decreased abdominal distension, reduced stool frequency, and reduced flatulence . The use of enteric-coated peppermint oil was shown to be effective in reducing gastrointestinal symptoms of non-ulcer dyspepsia . In rats, peppermint oil promoted a time-dependent choleretic effect in increasing bile production and biliary output . In randomized controlled trials, topical application of peppermint oil was associated with a significant analgesic effect and a reduction in headache intensity compared to placebo . In a study of C57BL/6 mice, topical application of peppermint oil for 4 weeks was associated with a prominent hair growth effects; a significant increase in dermal thickness, follicle number, and follicle depth . |
| DrugBank MoA: | Dose-dependent antispasmodic effect of peppermint oil is largely mediated by its menthol constituent . It is proposed that peppermint oil relaxes gastrointestinal smooth muscle and attenuates contractile responses by reducing the influx of extracellular calcium ions. In rabbit jejunum smooth muscle cells investigated via whole cell clamp configuration technique, peppermint oil was shown to inhibit the potential-dependent calcium currents in a concentration-dependent manner . Both a reduction in peak current amplitude and an increase in the rate of current decay were observed, indicating that the pharmacological activity peppermint oil resembles that of dihydropyridine calcium antagonists . In a rat small intestine study, peppermint oil in the intestinal lumen inhibited enterocyte glucose uptake via a direct action on the brush border membrane and inhibited intestinal secretion . There is also evidence that menthol is an antagonist of L-type Ca2+ channels via interacting with dihydropyridine binding sites and blocks the currents of low-voltage-activated calcium channels . Peppermint oil may facilitate hair growth by promoting the conservation of vascularization of hair dermal papilla, which may contribute to the induction of early anagen stage of active growth phase of hair follicles . |
| Targets: | -- |
| Inclusion Criteria: | Indication associated |
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