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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiaging | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 4 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 13 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran? | 4 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |