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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENTAL-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PERILLYA-ALCOHOL | 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. |
| PERILLYL-ALCOHOL | 14 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Leaf | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLACETIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | 1910.0 | 8945.0 | -0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 1150.0 | 7720.0 | 0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOL | 1 | 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. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Leaf | 130.0 | 610.0 | -0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PINENE | 12 | Leaf | 2.0 | 23.0 | -1.01 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PIPERITENONE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf | 0.0 | 500.0 | -0.09 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PIPERITONE-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 3367.0 | 22600.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | 1540.0 | 7215.0 | -0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 36952.0 | 248000.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 127000.0 | -0.38 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PUFA | 4 | Leaf | 5080.0 | 23795.0 | 0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Leaf | 3.0 | 4000.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRIDINE | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesherichic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiesophagitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiestrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |