Common Names
Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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(+)-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 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
Varroacide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Vasodilator | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
Vasopressor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Venoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Venotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Vermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Vibriocide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |