Chinese: bo he
English: wild mint, field mint
Pharmaceutical: Menthae Herba
Properties: Acrid, cool
Standard Species: Mentha haplocalyx Briq.
Mentha arvensis Var. piperascens Malinvaud (Japanese field mint) has been used in Kampo.
Formulas Containing Hakka:
kamishoyosan 加味逍遙散 Jia Wei Xiao Yao San Augmented Rambling Powder
bofutsushosan 防風通聖散 Fang Feng Tong Sheng San Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks
Japanese Mint (Mentha arvensis Var. piperascens ) – Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH Tanaka)
Mentha arvensis Var. piperascens – Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)