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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 2810.0 | 13160.0 | -0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | 2.0 | 320.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE-10-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | 12.0 | 120.0 | -0.37 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf | 12.0 | 120.0 | -0.56 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | 690.0 | 3230.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 4350.0 | 20375.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LITHOSPERMIC-ACID | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | 1610.0 | 7540.0 | -1.21 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 985.0 | 6610.0 | 0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 0.9 | 6.1 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHACUBANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOCUBANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOFURAN | 5 | Plant | 0.0 | 2800.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOFURAN | 5 | Ay | 0.0 | 2200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOKUBANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOL | 63 | Leaf | 156.0 | 20000.0 | 1.71 | 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. |