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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MENTHONE 30 Plant 20.0 10000.0 1.12 *
MENTHOSIDE 0 Leaf *
MENTHYL-ACETATE 2 Leaf 8.0 5080.0 1.00 *
MENTHYL-ISOVALERATE 0 Leaf 0.0 0.1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
MENTHYL-VALERATE 1 Leaf *
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 530.0 2480.0 -0.50 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MINTLACTONE 0 Leaf 0.3 3.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
MUFA 13 Leaf 330.0 1545.0 -0.58 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRCENE 22 Leaf 1.0 10.0 -0.17 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Leaf 60.0 280.0 -0.55 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRTENAL 5 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.66 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
MYRTENOL 2 Leaf 0.5 5.0 -0.41 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NEO-ISOPULEGOL 0 Essential Oil *
NEOISOMENTHOL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil *
NEOMENTHOL 2 Leaf 33.0 820.0 -0.55 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NEOMENTHONE 0 Leaf 70.0 700.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NEOMENTHYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 15.0 150.0 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NERAL 4 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.39 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NEROL 10 Tissue Culture *
NEROLIDOL 11 Leaf 0.1 0.5 -0.72 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
Mosquitofuge 2 *
Motor-Depressant 4 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Mutagenic 4 *
Myoprotective 1 *
Myorelaxant 8 Martindale's 29th
Narcotic 1 *
Natriuretic 1 *
Nematicide 20 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 *
Nephroprotective 1 Toxicol Appl. Pharmacol. 1996.
Nephrotoxic 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neurodepressant 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.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuropathogenic 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.
Neuroprotective 2 *
Neurotoxic 4 *
Neurotransmitter 1 *