Peppermint

Dried peppermint herb (Mentha piperita)
Dried peppermint herb (Mentha piperita)
Daily adult dose unless otherwise prescribed: 1-2 tsp per mug, infuse coovered for 10 minutes and drink up to 3 times a day.
Usually very safe, but seek advice before drinking large amounts of peppermint tea during breastfeeding and pregnancy. Avoid with gastro-oesophageal reflux or gallstones. Seek advice before use in higher doses than food and tea ingestion with constipation, iron deficient anaemia or malnutrition.