益母草、薄荷临床较常用。益母草系唇形科植物益母草Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet的干燥地上部分。性微寒,味辛苦。有活血调经、利尿消肿的作用。薄荷系唇形科植物薄荷Mentha haplocalyx Briq的干燥地上部分。性凉、味辛。有散风热、清头目的作用。二者都为唇形科植物,药用部分相同,性状极为相似。因此在应用上容易混淆,现将二者的鉴别介绍如下: Motherwort and mint are more commonly used clinically. Motherwort is a dry aerial part of Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet, a mother plant of the labiatae family. Slightly cold, taste hard. There is the role of blood circulation, diuretic swelling. The dried aerial parts of mint Mintha haplocalyx Briq, a mint plant of the family Lamiaceae. Cool and spicy. There are scattered wind heat, clear head purpose. Both are plants of the labiata family and have the same medicinal properties and their traits are very similar. Therefore, it is easy to be confused in application. Now the identification of the two is introduced as follows: