MAY 1, 2019

Peppermint Oil Promising for Dysphagia Relief

Peppermint oil improves symptoms in patients with dysphagia and chest pain, researchers have found.

The study, by a group at the Esophageal Disorders Clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), is the first to examine symptomatic response to peppermint oil in patients with non-obstructive dysphagia (NOD) and non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), according to the investigators.

"We demonstrated the potential favorable impact of peppermint on esophageal symptoms given the lack of