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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 410.0 | 1920.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DELTA-DODECALACTONE | 1 | 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. |
| DELTA-JASMINLACTONE | 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. |
| DIHYDRO-LIMONENE-10-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TERPINEOL-ACETATE | 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. |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYL-SULFOXIDE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSPHENOL | 4 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.41 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 2980.0 | 30000.0 | 1.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 1000.0 | 40000.0 | 2.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL-7-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 860.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUPATORIN | 8 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 8046.0 | 54000.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 80000.0 | 370000.0 | 2.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 114000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 323000.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLATE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitussive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |