薄荷、藿香、香薷、紫苏、荊芥等中药在《本草纲目》中列于芳草类。它们均含有挥发油,故有芳香气,在应用上多作解表药。按现代植物分类学来看,它们都属于唇形科,形态上有许多共同点,如叶对生、茎四棱、花唇形、四枚小坚果等。由于它们有许多共性, The traditional Chinese medicines such as mint, musk, camphor, perilla, and Nepeta are listed in the “Compendium of Materia Medica”. They all contain volatile oils, so they have aromas. They are used as a detoxifier for many applications. According to the modern taxonomy of plants, they all belong to the family Lamiaceae, and they share many similarities in form, such as leaf opposites, stem squarish, flower lip, and four nutlets. Because of their many commonalities,