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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
SODIUM 1 Plant not available 860.0 -0.26 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
STACHYOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
THUJONE 17 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TRANS-ISOPULEGONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ZINC 77 Plant not available 28.0 -0.24 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
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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.