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Plant Mentha aquatica (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Water Mint
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-ISOMENTHONE Leaf 1230.0 3485.0 -0.08 *
0 (+)-MENTHOFURAN Leaf 330.0 1445.0 1.41 *
0 (+)-NEOMENTHOL Leaf 630.0 1785.0 0.48 *
0 (+)-NEOMENTHYL-ACETATE Leaf 480.0 1360.0 -- *
4 (+)-PULEGONE Leaf -- 1445.0 -0.67 *
0 (-)-LIMONENE Leaf 210.0 595.0 -0.83 *
2 (-)-MENTHONE Leaf 510.0 2805.0 -0.79 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Shoot -- 45.0 -0.13 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf 300.0 850.0 -0.42 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Shoot -- 110.0 -0.13 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Shoot -- 110.0 -0.13 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Shoot -- 140.0 -0.13 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Shoot -- 115.0 -0.13 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Shoot -- 0.1 -0.65 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Shoot -- 2.0 -0.64 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Shoot -- -- -- Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Shoot -- -- -- Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Shoot -- -- -- Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTYL-3-YL-ACETATE Shoot -- 3.0 -0.44 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
0 1-OCTYL-3-YL-ACETATE Shoot -- 3.0 -0.44 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.