Research · Meta-analysis
The impact of peppermint oil on the irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis of the pooled clinical data
What it found
Improved global IBS symptoms (RR 2.4) and abdominal pain vs placebo.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Year
- 2019
- Sample size
- 835
- Population
- adults with IBS
- Intervention
- enteric-coated peppermint oil
- Outcome
- global symptoms and pain
- Journal
- BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.