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Common Names
Biblical Mint
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-3-HEXENYL-2-METHYLBUTYRATE | 0 | Shoot | 0.0 | 225.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Shoot | 28.0 | 325.0 | not available | Planta Medica, 57: A83, 1991. |
| CIS-CARVEOL | 0 | Shoot | 10.0 | 115.0 | -0.20 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-CARVYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | 0.0 | 530.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Shoot | 0.0 | 5090.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-JASMONE | 0 | Shoot | 0.0 | 85.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-OCIMENE | 3 | Shoot | 1.0 | 685.0 | 2.64 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-PIPERITONE-OXIDE | 0 | Shoot | 1.0 | 9765.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Shoot | 0.0 | 140.0 | 0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVEOL | 2 | Shoot | 1.0 | 3150.0 | 1.41 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE | 1 | Shoot | 0.0 | 3570.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMETIN-7-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMIN | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSPHENOL | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 10000.0 | 38000.0 | 2.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL-7-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Shoot | 1.0 | 75.0 | -0.07 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot | 0.0 | 57.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Shoot | 1.0 | 115.0 | -0.44 | Fleisher, Z. and Fleisher, A. 1991. The Essential Oils from Mentha longifolia Growing in Sinai and Israel. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 57. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Avifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bronchomucolytic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Bronchomucotropic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchorrheic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 10 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |