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Can peppermint improve performance in the heat?

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Abstract

Menthol (peppermint) is known for its familiar perceived cooling effect and fresh sensation in the mouth and nose. The feeling of freshness we experience when we use menthol containing products is in part because of the trigeminal nerve. This nerve is involved in temperature detection and perception and is also the nerve largely responsible for ice-cream headaches or ‘brain freeze’.

Item Type: Journal article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Menthol, peppermint, sport, exercise, performance, heat
Subjects: Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions: Schools > Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance
Depositing User: Russell Best
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2020 02:24
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2023 08:37
URI: http://researcharchive.wintec.ac.nz/id/eprint/7123

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