This may be due to its high carvone, limonene, and menthol concentrations. Like other species of mint, spearmint has antifungal properties. It may be useful in treating fungal infections resistant ...
An example is the chemical called carvone, which has one form that smells like spearmint and a counterpart that smells like the herb, dill. Nobel Committee member Prof Peter Somfai reasoned that ...
According to a 2013 study, the compound (-)-carvone, naturally present in spearmint, has been found to significantly reduce muscle contractions in the digestive tract, which may explain its ...