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

 Mentha spicata (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Hortela da Folha Miuda, Spearmint
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-DIHYDROCARVONE Leaf 550.0 13750.0 -- Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
0 (+)-ISOMENTHONE Leaf 23.0 575.0 -1.18 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
0 (+)-LINALOOL Essential Oil -- 863000.0 -- *
0 (+)-MENTHOFURAN Leaf 4.0 100.0 -0.65 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
0 (+)-NEOMENTHOL Leaf 1.0 25.0 -1.39 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1 (+)-PIPERITENONE-OXIDE Leaf 5700.0 14250.0 1.53 *
4 (+)-PULEGONE Leaf 0.0 8300.0 1.61 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
4 (+)-PULEGONE Essential Oil 0.0 30000.0 -1.00 *
0 (-)-CARVONE Leaf 6200.0 6900.0 0.57 *
0 (-)-CARVONE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-DIHYDROCARVONE Leaf 900.0 2250.0 -- *
0 (-)-ISOMENTHONE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-LIMONENE Plant -- -- -- *
0 (-)-LIMONENE Leaf 700.0 2000.0 1.27 *
0 (-)-LIMONENE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
4 (-)-MENTHOL Leaf 8.0 200.0 -1.15 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
4 (-)-MENTHOL Essential Oil -- -- -- *
2 (-)-MENTHONE Leaf 438.0 10950.0 1.14 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1 (-)-PIPERITONE Leaf 24.0 600.0 -1.00 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
0 1,8-CINEOL Essential Oil -- 3000.0 -1.18 *
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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.