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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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitussive 7 *
Antiulcer 18 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 *
Antiuremic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 3 *
Antivaricose 1 *
Antivertigo 1 *
Antiviral 16 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivulvitic 1 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 4 *
Anxiolytic 8 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Aphidifuge 1 *
Aphrodisiac 1 *
Apifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.