The team decided to study the effects of spearmint on hirsutism because of preious reports that extracts of the spearmint plant (Mentha spicata Labiatae) could reduce libido in men.

• 之前有报道称，绿薄荷的提取物能够降低男性性欲，而这也成为此次研究绿薄荷茶治疗多毛症的动机来源。