Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Mentha pulegium (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
European Pennyroyal
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
(+)-CAMPHENE 0 Essential Oil 10600.0 *
(+)-CAMPHENE 0 Plant 106.0 212.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-ISO-NEOMENTHOL 0 Essential Oil 6500.0 *
(+)-ISOISOPULEGONE 0 Essential Oil 2200.0 *
(+)-ISOISOPULEGONE 0 Plant 22.0 76.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Essential Oil 52100.0 *
(+)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 207000.0 *
(+)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Plant 521.0 4140.0 *
(+)-ISOPULEGONE 0 Essential Oil *
(+)-ISOPULEGONE 0 Plant *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Plant 10.0 290.0 1.00 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-MENTHOL 1 Essential Oil 162400.0 *
(+)-MENTHOL 1 Plant 1624.0 3248.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-MENTHONE 0 Essential Oil 68000.0 *
(+)-MENTHONE 0 Plant 680.0 1360.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-NEOISOMENTHOL 0 Plant 65.0 1150.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-NEOMENTHOL 0 Essential Oil 30200.0 *
(+)-NEOMENTHOL 0 Plant 1.0 604.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-OCTAN-3-OL 0 Essential Oil 14900.0 *
(+)-OCTAN-3-OL 0 Plant 149.0 416.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Acaricide 9 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
Allelochemic 6 (View) *
Allelopathic 4 (View) *
Allergenic 14 (View) Martindale's 29th
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 13 (View) *
Ancylostomicide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anesthetic 7 (View) 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.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Ankylostomacide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.