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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | not available | 12.1 | 0.79 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 2.0 | 12.1 | 1.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Leaf | 1540.0 | 7215.0 | -0.86 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THYMOL | 71 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 2.0 | 11.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PIPERITOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.56 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| TRANS-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Leaf | 580.0 | 2715.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | 1130.0 | 5295.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | 1870.0 | 8760.0 | -1.10 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIN | 28 | 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. |
| VIRIDIFLOROL | 1 | Leaf | 1.0 | 15.0 | -0.65 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| VITAMIN-B-6 | 0 | Leaf | 1.3 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 851000.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOMICROL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |