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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | not available | 12.1 | 0.79 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 2.0 | 12.1 | 1.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Leaf | 1540.0 | 7215.0 | -0.86 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THYMOL | 71 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 2.0 | 11.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PIPERITOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.56 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| TRANS-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Leaf | 580.0 | 2715.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | 1130.0 | 5295.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | 1870.0 | 8760.0 | -1.10 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIN | 28 | 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. |
| VIRIDIFLOROL | 1 | Leaf | 1.0 | 15.0 | -0.65 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| VITAMIN-B-6 | 0 | Leaf | 1.3 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 851000.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOMICROL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |