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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 |
|---|---|---|
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nociceptive | 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. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ovicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 37 | Merck 11th Edition |