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

Common Names

Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda

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
(+)-DIHYDROCARVONE	0	Leaf	550.0	13750.0	not available	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	not available	863000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-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	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PULEGONE	4	Essential Oil	0.0	30000.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CARVONE	0	Leaf	6200.0	6900.0	0.57	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-DIHYDROCARVONE	0	Leaf	900.0	2250.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ISOMENTHONE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LIMONENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LIMONENE	0	Leaf	700.0	2000.0	1.27	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LIMONENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-MENTHOL	4	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-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	not available	3000.0	-1.18	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Protisticide	2	Martindale's 29th
Psychoactive	1	Duke, 1992 *
PTK-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Pulifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pulmonotoxic	2	De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer	2	Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216.
Radioprotective	3	Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant	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.
Renoirritant	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.
Renotoxic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Respiraparalytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Roborant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Rubefacient	3	Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sclerosant	1	Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue	1	Duke, 1992 *
Sedative	25	Ortiz de Urbina, A.V., Martin*, M.L., Montero, M.J., Moran, A., and San Roman, L. 1988. Sedating and Antipyretic Activity of the Essential Oil of Calamintha sylvatica subsp. Ascendens. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 25: 165-171, 1989.
Serotoninergic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.