How peppermint helps to relieve irritable bowel syndrome
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 10:20
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in Australia have shown for the first time how peppermint helps to relieve irritable bowel syndrome, which affects up to 20 percent of the population. In a new paper, they explain how peppermint activates an "anti-pain" channel in the colon, soothing inflammatory pain in the gastrointestinal tract.