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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENTHONE | 30 | Plant | 20.0 | 10000.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHYL-ACETATE | 2 | Leaf | 8.0 | 5080.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHYL-ISOVALERATE | 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. |
| MENTHYL-VALERATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | 530.0 | 2480.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MINTLACTONE | 0 | Leaf | 0.3 | 3.0 | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOISOMENTHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Psychoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulmonotoxic | 2 | De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp. |
| Radioprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 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. |
| Renoirritant | 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. |
| Respiraparalytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Secretolytic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |