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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
ISODIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 75.0 1875.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1350.0 9340.0 -0.70 *
ISOMENTHONE 3 Essential Oil *
ISOMENTHONE 3 Leaf 50.0 125.0 -0.64 *
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Essential Oil *
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Leaf Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
JASMONE 8 Essential Oil *
JASMONE 8 Leaf Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 440.0 3045.0 0.04 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
L-PHELLANDRENE 0 Leaf Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
L-PHELLANDRENE 0 Plant *
LAVANDULYL-BUTYRATE 0 Essential Oil *
LAVANDULYL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 2470.0 17095.0 0.09 *
LF 0 Plant *
LIMONENE 60 Essential Oil 19000.0 363000.0 1.35 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant 7.0 9075.0 5.09 *
LIMONENE 60 Shoot *
LIMONENENE-8,9-OXIDE 0 Essential Oil *
LIMONENENE-8,9-OXIDE 0 Leaf Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 4 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
AntiDNA 1 *
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th