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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 6.0 | 38.9 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Plant | not available | 30000.0 | 0.10 | Fitoterapia No.62: 166. |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Shoot | 700.0 | 1800.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Leaf | 5.0 | 110.0 | -0.99 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Leaf | not available | 700.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALVIGENIN | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | 1460.0 | 6840.0 | -0.89 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Leaf | 2460.0 | 11520.0 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SIDERITOFLAVONE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 291.0 | 1950.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 250.0 | 1170.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Plant | 60000.0 | 120000.0 | -0.05 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperglycemic | 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. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hyperthermic | 1 | HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 45. |
| Hypnotic | 3 | Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990. |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 17 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 9 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165 |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IKK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 11 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 11 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Immunosuppressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |