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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
NEVADENSIN 6 Leaf *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 17.0 114.0 0.20 *
NONAN-1-OL 0 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
O-CRESOL 6 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
OCIMENE 2 Essential Oil *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-OL 0 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
OCTAN-3-OL 0 Leaf 4.0 70.0 -0.44 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Leaf 290.0 1360.0 -0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Shoot *
P-CRESOL 8 Leaf 0.0 0.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf 2.5 30.0 -0.38 *
P-CYMOL 0 Leaf 4.0 130.0 -0.49 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
P-MENTH-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil *
P-MENTHANE 0 Essential Oil *
P-METHOXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Leaf 0.0 0.1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf 1760.0 8245.0 -0.23 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Leaf 20.0 95.0 -0.57 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Leaf 3.0 16.0 -0.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PECTIN 24 Shoot 30000.0 -1.00 *
PENT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Leaf 0.5 5.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cholagogue 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 11 *
Cholesterolytic 1 *
Cholinergic 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.
Cicatrizant 1 *
Ciliotoxic 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Circulotonic 2 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 5 *
CNS-Stimulant 5 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 *
Collagen-Sparing 2 *
Collagenic 2 *
Colorant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic 1 *
Congestant 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th