Pharmacologic Substance
menthol
men·thol [ men-thawl, -thol ]
Brand Names:
Absorbine; Absorbine Jr.; Absorbine Veterinary; Absorbine Veterinary Liniment; ActivICE; ActivOn Arthritis; ActivOn Joint & Muscle; Advanced Zinc-Oxyde Plus Ointment; Alo; Analgesic Balm GRX; Angidol; Arctic Blast; Arthricare for Women Pain Relieving Nighttime; Arthricare for Women Ultra Strength; Arthritis Hot Pain Relief; Aulief; Banalg Muscle Pain Reliever; Bayer Muscle and Joint Cream; Berri-Freez; Bigeloil; Bioblast; Bioease Pain Relieving Cold Therapy; Biofreeze; Blue-Emu Pain Relief; Boroleum; Broncolin Cough; Bucalsep; Buckley's Bedtime Formula; Calmodrox; Calmoseptine; Canker Complete; Canker Cover; Capzasin Quick Relief; Cartilade; Castiva Cooling; Cepacol Sore Throat from Post Nasal Drip; Cepacol Sore Throat Pain Relief; Cepastat Sore Throat & Cough; China-Gel; Chloraseptic Sore Throat; Chloraseptic Sore Throat + Cough; Cold Spot; Corisin; Counteract Cough Drops; Cramergesic; Dendracin Neurodendraxcin; Denorex Therapeutic Reformulated Mar 2013; DermaSarra; Dermoplast Pain; Diaperene Adult; Doloracin with Lidocaine; Dorflex; Dr. J.I.s Arthritis Plus Gel; Dragon; DynaFreeze; Eagle Brand Medicated Oil; Equi-Block LT Formula; Eucamint; Eucerin Calming Itch Relief; Fast Freeze; Fast Freeze Naturally Cool; Fire Out; Fisherman's Friend; Flex24 Performance; Flexall; Flexall Ultra Plus; Freeze It; Genorthix Pain Relieving Roll On; Goose Grease; Granulotion Medicated Lotion; Halls; Healqu; Ice Quake; Inflammation OTC Deep Pain Care; Inflammation OTC Deep Pain Care Hot; Ivy Dry Super Continuous Spray; Ivy-Dry Cream; Jakemans; Katinko; Kineticream; Koldets Cough Drop; Lantiseptic Multi-Purpose; Lenzagel; Lenzapatch; Lidopatch; LidoPro; LidoPro Patch; Lidozen; Ling Nam Ultra Balm; Listerine Antiseptic; Listerine Ultraclean; Little Ouchies; Lucky Super Soft; Luden's; Luden's Dual Relief; Lypsyl; Lysine Plus; Mane 'N Tail Mineral Ice; Max-Freeze; MaxRevive; Medicaine Sting; Medi-Derm; Medi-Derm with Lidocaine; Meditowel Pain Relief; Medrox; Men-phor; Mentholatum; Mineral ice; Miracle Foot Repair; MyoGesic-CS; Myorx; N'ICE; Numotizine; Orasep Reformulated Dec 2013; Organix Complete; Ortho-Nesic; Osmoflex; Overtime; Oxyrub Max; Oxyrub Pain Relief; PainZone; Perform; Pharmasal; Polar Freeze; Polar Frost; PrameGel Reformulated Apr 2012; Puroxcin; Reliefor; Retre-Gel; Rhuli; Ricola; Risamine; Rocainol; Satogesic; Satohap; SOMBRA Warm Pain Relieving Gel; Sore No More; Sting-Kill; Stopain; Sucrets Sore Throat; Thera-Gesic; Thera-Gesic Plus; Therastat; Thoracol; TopiCool; Transanosil; Tvia; Valtrum; Valtrum Soothing; Valtrum Sport; Vaporex; Vital Vapor; Wellpatch Backache Relief; Wong To Yick; Workvie; Xoten; Xoten-C; ZIKS Pain Relief; Zostrix Joint & Arthritis Pain Relief
Effect:
Decreased Sensory-Somatic Nervous System Organized Electrical Activity
May Treat:
Pain;
Skin Diseases
More Information:
Definitions related to menthol:
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A monoterpene cyclohexanol produced from mint oils.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A substance that comes from mint oils or is made in the laboratory. It is used to relieve itching and to treat problems in the upper respiratory tract. Menthol causes a cooling sensation when eaten or put on the skin and it acts as a mild pain killer. It is found in nasal sprays, cough drops, inhalers, creams, and lotions. It is also used as a flavor in many food and oral hygiene products.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or mint oils with flavoring and local anesthetic properties. When added to pharmaceuticals and foods, menthol functions as a fortifier for peppermint flavors. It also has a counterirritant effect on skin and mucous membranes, thereby producing a local analgesic or anesthetic effect.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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