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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Mentha arvensis var. piperascens (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cornmint, Field Mint, Japanese Mint
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-1,2-EPOXYNEOMENTHYL-ACETATE Leaf -- 5000.0 -- *
0 (+)-8-ACETOXY-CARVONE Essential Oil -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
2 (+)-CARVONE Essential Oil -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
0 (+)-ISOMENTHONE Leaf 240.0 7062.0 1.26 *
0 (+)-MENTHOFURAN Leaf -- 32.0 -0.76 *
0 (+)-MENTHYL-ACETATE Leaf 300.0 1900.0 -- *
0 (+)-NEOMENTHOL Leaf 1100.0 2200.0 0.92 *
0 (+)-OCTAN-3-ONE Leaf 9000.0 27000.0 -- *
0 (+)-PIPERITENONE Leaf 400.0 700.0 -- *
1 (+)-PIPERITENONE-OXIDE Leaf -- 2900.0 -1.07 *
0 (+)-PIPERITONE Leaf -- 1400.0 -- *
4 (+)-PULEGONE Leaf 1100.0 8400.0 1.64 *
4 (+)-PULEGONE Plant -- 25455.0 1.00 *
3 (-)-BORNEOL Leaf 500.0 600.0 -- *
0 (-)-CARVONE Leaf -- 7300.0 0.84 *
0 (-)-CARVONE Essential Oil -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
0 (-)-LIMONENE Leaf -- 1600.0 0.67 *
0 (-)-LINALOOL Leaf 3900.0 4000.0 0.74 *
0 (-)-LINALYL-ACETATE Leaf -- 0.0 -1.00 *
4 (-)-MENTHOL Leaf 1500.0 9600.0 -0.14 *
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*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.