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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,6-DIHYDROXY-3',4',7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-3',4',6,7-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-(2'-OXO-3'-BUTYL)-PHENOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 3.9 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 5-O-DEMETHYL-NOBILETIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | 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. |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-GURJUNENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | 5.0 | 230.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 10 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 31 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 3 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antisinusitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 27 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |