Peppermint to increase focus?

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Anyway anyone every try to use peppermint to treat inattention problems?

Interesting: I always joke with my kids that really strong mints (brand: Fisherman's Friend) make me "smart for five minutes".

I do like mints especially mento's, they do freshen you up for a bit

mmm. . . mint tea.

Oh yes! I always feel more inspired when I chew on peppermints or drink peppermint tea.

However, think chewing peppermint gum is two fold. While peppermint is stimulating, I believe the chewing aspect is what mostly keeps a person focused.

Try it sometimes. It works for me.

I think I'm allergic to mint. Whenever I eat a mint or chew gum I sneeze uncontrollably.

Hey' I'll try it! Peppermint tea is very pleasant... something I can relax with and spend some nice time with my wife when she returns.

I'm a little more desperate than some of you people. I just put some 2% menthol gel in my nose and inhaled. I assume menthol is the primary active agent as the body has menthol sensitive receptors. Can not say I'm more alert but my nose is clear.

I eat alot of mints always have a pack in my pocket,

I never really noticed until this thread, but peppermint has sort of antidepressant affect... sugar, or eating anything really, is sickening and makes me feel heavy and sluggish and depressed, so it would be gum for me! And the chewing is sort of stimulating I guess, not to mention good for the teeth!

OMGosh!! ! LMAO!! !

Back in eighth grade, the school would give us pepperment patties on a regular basis to see if it would increase our focus more. However, all we did was end up concentrating on the peppermints themselves! Guess their idea backfired...

I think burning rosemary oil is also supposed to help increase concentration.

Helen

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Recall comments made about peppermint by C. Thomas Wild and ADHD Inattentive. In his How To (understand) book (1981) about ADHD Inattentive, Wild reports two effective medicines (not a cure) for ADHD Inattentive: Tirend (contains caffeine - 100 mg/14 other ingredients) and NoDoz (contains caffeine - 100 mg/7 other ingredients/St. Louis, MO type only). One of the ingredients in the NoDoz is peppermint. The most important ingredient in Tirend and NoDoz is the caffeine; the second most important ingredient in Tirend and NoDoz is sucrose. Wild also shows an EEG done while using the Tirend which shows smoother brainwaves. The How To book discusses paying attention, concentration, focus, memory, gross and fine motor control, mild dyspraxia, nutrition, and hidden food additives (FD&C Yellow Food Color No. 5 - tartrazine and sodium saccharin, an artificial sweetener). The book reports that the author can tell the difference between two name brand medicines containing the same active ingredient in the same amount as well the difference between a name brand medicine vs a generic. The book reports a noticeable temporary reduction (not a cure) of ADHD Inattentive symptoms in less than thirty minutes which lasts for four plus hours. The old medicine - coffee - caffeine compounds - is known to work better (not a cure) than Ritalin (not a cure either) for a few persons with ADHD (not everyone with ADHD). Wild reports that peppermint by itself simply does not work as well as caffeine at all for increased focus. The key ingredient is caffeine, not peppermint.

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http://www.rsna.org/rsna/media/pr2005/Coffee.cfm (Short-term memory)(not a cure)
http://coffeescience.org/alert (Mental alertness)(not a cure)