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Plant Mentha arvensis var. piperascens (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-1,2-EPOXYNEOMENTHYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-8-ACETOXY-CARVONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
(+)-CARVONE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
(+)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Leaf 240.0 7062.0 1.26 Duke, 1992 *
(+)-MENTHOFURAN 0 Leaf not available 32.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
(+)-MENTHYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 300.0 1900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-NEOMENTHOL 0 Leaf 1100.0 2200.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
(+)-OCTAN-3-ONE 0 Leaf 9000.0 27000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PIPERITENONE 0 Leaf 400.0 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PIPERITENONE-OXIDE 1 Leaf not available 2900.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PIPERITONE 0 Leaf not available 1400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PULEGONE 4 Leaf 1100.0 8400.0 1.64 Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PULEGONE 4 Plant not available 25455.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-BORNEOL 3 Leaf 500.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CARVONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
(-)-CARVONE 0 Leaf not available 7300.0 0.84 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf not available 1600.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LINALOOL 0 Leaf 3900.0 4000.0 0.74 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LINALYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-MENTHOL 4 Leaf 1500.0 9600.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Martindale's 28th
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.