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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMA-DECALACTONE | 3 | 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. |
| GAMMA-JASMINLACTONE | 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. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.33 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GARDENIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GARDENIN-D | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.41 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GERANIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 1.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Plant | 40.0 | 1600.0 | 0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 4090.0 | 19155.0 | -1.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | 1800.0 | 8430.0 | -0.53 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| HEPTAN-2-ONE | 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. |
| HEPTAN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | 0.5 | 5.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| HESPERETIN | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-2-ENOIC-ACID | 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. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | 750.0 | 3515.0 | -0.93 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidrepanocytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 8 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antielastase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |