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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Mentha spicata (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda
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
(+)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 550.0 13750.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Leaf 23.0 575.0 -1.18 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-LINALOOL 0 Essential Oil 863000.0 *
(+)-MENTHOFURAN 0 Leaf 4.0 100.0 -0.65 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-NEOMENTHOL 0 Leaf 1.0 25.0 -1.39 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(+)-PIPERITENONE-OXIDE 1 Leaf 5700.0 14250.0 1.53 *
(+)-PULEGONE 4 Essential Oil 0.0 30000.0 -1.00 *
(+)-PULEGONE 4 Leaf 0.0 8300.0 1.61 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(-)-CARVONE 0 Essential Oil *
(-)-CARVONE 0 Leaf 6200.0 6900.0 0.57 *
(-)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 900.0 2250.0 *
(-)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Essential Oil *
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil *
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf 700.0 2000.0 1.27 *
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Plant *
(-)-MENTHOL 4 Essential Oil *
(-)-MENTHOL 4 Leaf 8.0 200.0 -1.15 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(-)-MENTHONE 2 Leaf 438.0 10950.0 1.14 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
(-)-PIPERITONE 1 Leaf 24.0 600.0 -1.00 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1,8-CINEOL 0 Essential Oil 3000.0 -1.18 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Androgenic 1 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 *
Anesthetic 9 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.
Angiogenic 1 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 *
Anhydrotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Ankylostomacide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anti-LDL 1 *
Antiacetylcholine 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 19 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 10 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 *
AntiADD 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 1 *