menthol 薄荷醇

menthol
繁: 薄荷醇
簡: 薄荷醇

薄荷是傳統常用的香草,雖然一般使用上屬於安全性高的草本,然而當中亦含有一定的副作用,例如很常見及成人或兒童都有機會使用的薄荷棒,當中所含的薄荷醇成分,能刺激皮膚神經末梢,令皮膚毛細血管擴張,以達到散熱,繼而產生冰涼舒適感覺,而且亦可令中樞神經感到興奮,使人感覺提神。  

美禁售薄荷煙|薄荷味香煙更易令人成癮 常用薄荷是否安全(2022年5月5日)。星島頭條,取自 https://t.ly/g329b

It is also considering measures to reduce the attractiveness of tobacco products, including a ban on cigarettes with menthol, fruit and candy flavors.

Radical measures weighed to stub out smoking (2023, Jul 13). The Standard. Retrieved from https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/254211/Radical-measures-weighed-to-stub-out-smoking