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Common Names
Peppermint
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
nothosubsp. piperita
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENTAL-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PERILLYA-ALCOHOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.5 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PERILLYL-ALCOHOL | 14 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Leaf | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLACETIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | 1910.0 | 8945.0 | -0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 1150.0 | 7720.0 | 0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Leaf | 130.0 | 610.0 | -0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PINENE | 12 | Leaf | 2.0 | 23.0 | -1.01 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PIPERITENONE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf | 0.0 | 500.0 | -0.09 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PIPERITONE-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 3367.0 | 22600.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | 1540.0 | 7215.0 | -0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 36952.0 | 248000.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 127000.0 | -0.38 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PUFA | 4 | Leaf | 5080.0 | 23795.0 | 0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Leaf | 3.0 | 4000.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRIDINE | 3 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 5 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 6 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolyneuritic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |