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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
KETONES 0 Plant 336.0 1008.0 not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
L-MENTHOL 3 Plant 373.0 29515.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
L-MENTHYL-ACETATE 2 Plant 85.0 4815.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Leaf 20.0 3520.0 3.26 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LINALOL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 690.0 2215.0 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LINALOOL 53 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LINALOOL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 690.0 2215.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 2830.0 -0.38 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 44.0 -0.38 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
MENTHOFURAN 5 Plant 4200.0 12600.0 1.69 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOFUROLACTONE 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.
MENTHOL 63 Leaf 1000.0 24385.0 2.22 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 60.0 2215.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE 30 Leaf 250.0 25680.0 2.61 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE 30 Plant 71.0 24000.0 3.41 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MYRCENE 22 Leaf 10.0 2485.0 0.72 Duke, 1992 *
NEOISOMENTHOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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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 *