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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-MENTHOL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 10.0 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-MENTHONE 2 Leaf 500.0 4400.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-PIPERITENONE-OXIDE 0 Leaf 3330.0 10595.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-PIPERITONE 1 Leaf 240.0 7700.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-P-MENTHEN-3-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-FLAVONE-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3(5',5'-DIMETHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN-2'-YL)-BUT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 1.4 -0.71 Jim Duke's personal files.
3(5',5'-DIMETHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN-2'-YL)-BUT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Plant not available 1.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLPENTANOL 0 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.
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-7-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-FLAVONE-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACACETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ACETYLMENTHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA,BETA-HEXENIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA,GAMMA-HEXENYL-PHENYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 10.0 300.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 4 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *