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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 410.0 | 1920.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DELTA-DODECALACTONE | 1 | 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. |
| DELTA-JASMINLACTONE | 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. |
| DIHYDRO-LIMONENE-10-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-TERPINEOL-ACETATE | 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. |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYL-SULFOXIDE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSPHENOL | 4 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.41 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 2980.0 | 30000.0 | 1.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 1000.0 | 40000.0 | 2.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL-7-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 860.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUPATORIN | 8 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 8046.0 | 54000.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 80000.0 | 370000.0 | 2.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 114000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 323000.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLATE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 46 | Economou, D., and Nahrstedt, A. 1991. Chemical, Physiological, and Toxicological Aspects of the Essential Oil of Some Species of the Genus Bystropogon*. Planta Medica, 57: 347, 1991. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antibrucellosic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Anticancer | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |