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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROXY-BOVOLIDE | 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. |
| HYMENOXIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 9.0 | 60.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-PHENYLACETATE | 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. |
| ISOBUTYRIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.3 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | 1540.0 | 7215.0 | -1.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOMENTHOL | 1 | Leaf | 19.0 | 310.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMENTHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | 8.0 | 80.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ISOMENTHONE | 3 | Leaf | 30.0 | 1000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ISOMENTHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ISORHOIFOLIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVALERIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ISOVALERIC-ACID-N-OCTYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| JASMONE | 8 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 700.0 | 3280.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAVANDULOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.58 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| LEDOL | 0 | 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. |
| 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 * |