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

Common Names
Peppermint
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
nothosubsp. piperita

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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
5,6-DIHYDROXY-3',4',7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Leaf *
5-ETHYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf *
5-HYDROXY-3',4',6,7-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Leaf *
5-METHYL-2-(2'-OXO-3'-BUTYL)-PHENOL 0 Leaf 0.1 3.9 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
5-METHYL-2-(3'-OXO-3'-PENTYL)-PHENOL 0 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
5-METHYL-2-PHENYL-HEX-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
5-METHYL-HEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
5-O-DEMETHYL-NOBILETIN 0 Leaf *
6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Leaf 0.0 0.1 -1.00 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
6-METHYL-JASMONATE 0 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1950.0 9135.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-AMORPHENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-CADINENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Leaf Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Plant *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 5.0 230.0 -0.21 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 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 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 5 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 3 *
Acaricide 8 *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 *
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 18 Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allelochemic 9 *
Allelopathic 6 *
Allergenic 26 Martindale's 29th
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.