Pdf an updated overview on peppermint mentha piperita l. Amended safety assessment of mentha piperita peppermint derived ingredients as used in cosmetics status. The herb peppermint, a natural cross between two types of mint water mint and spearmint, grows throughout europe and north america. A high menthol contentlike that found in the doterra peppermint essential oildistinguishes the best quality peppermint oil from other products. Indigenous to europe and the middle east, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. Mentha piperita peppermint derived ingredients as used in cosmetics status. Kundnani college of pharmacy, worli, mumbai 18 1research centre, ajanta pharma ltd. Both forms are widely naturalised in southern australia, though peppermint mentha x piperita var. Timm nawrocki research technician alaska natural heritage program, university of alaska anchorage. Improving phenolic total content and monoterpene in mentha x. List of references supporting the assessment report on.
The yield and essential oil content of mint mentha ssp. The major compounds identified in the oil were menthone 30. Frequently used in toothpaste and chewing gum for oral hygiene, peppermint oil also. Chemical composition and antioxidant and antifungal properties of mentha x piperita l. Mentha piperita oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant of the peppermint, mentha piperita l. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 125188 with original publication details. Amended safety assessment of mentha piperita peppermint. The x piperita hybrids are crosses between mentha aquatica watermint and mentha spicata spearmint. For this reason, discussions of their descriptions, ecological impacts, biological traits, legal listings, distributions, and control methods are combined.
Twentyfour male sprague dawley rats were divided into four groups 6 per group. This plant came to my attention because i like peppermint candy, so i decided to investigate more in depth all i could from this marvelous plant. Carl essential oil and meropenem against plasmidmediated resistant e. The tribe contains about 65 genera, and relationships within it remain obscure. Genus name comes from minthe or menthe, a water nymph in greek mythology, who was transformed by persephone into a mint plant in revenge for minthes ongoing affair with. Mentolado, fuerte, herbaceo componentes quimicos principales.
Thirtyfive components have been identified in the essential oil of m. It is used to help treat the common cold, to calm inflammations and. It undoubtedly possesses marked antiseptic properties. On feb 2, 2002, mystic from ewing, ky zone 6a wrote. Mentha x piperita more commonly known as peppermint, is mostly known in the world for the cool scent the stems produce or for the spice in the red peppermint candy. Alaska nonnative plant invasiveness ranking form botanical name. X x x x mentha piperita peppermint leaf water x x 0 x x 0 0 x. The peppermint leaves have a characteristic, sweetish, strong odor and an aromatic, warm, pungent. Essential oils are very concentrated oils containing substances that. An updated overview on peppermint mentha piperita l. Name of the medicinal product to be specified for the individual finished product. The peppermint plant is a hybrid of water mint and spearmint and was first described by carl linnaeus in 1753.
Mentha is a member of the tribe mentheae in the subfamily nepetoideae. Menthae piperitae folium european medicines agency. It has a pleasant taste and is a popular flavoring for food and drink. Pdf essential oil composition of mentha x piperita l. Essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the fresh aerial parts of the flowering plant. Both peppermint leaves and the essential oil from peppermint have been used for health purposes. Yield and composition of the essential oil of mentha piperita l. Box 3000, fin90014 university of oulu, finland 2005 oulu, finland abstract peppermint mentha x piperita l. Download fulltext pdf peppermint mentha xpiperita article pdf available in journal of herbal pharmacotherapy 72. Authors have disagreed on the circumscription of mentha. Used in the treatment of gastrodynia, flatulent colic, hysteria, spasms or cramps of the stomach, to allay the griping of cathartics, to check nausea and vomiting, and to disguise the. It barely spreads, and the essential oil is very concentrated because of its struggle to survive. Peppermint can be controlled by planting it in full shade. The herb, both in the recent and in the dried state, has a peculiar, penetrating, grateful odor.
Forma citrata has a fragrance of citrus and is often called orange mint. Mentha is a genus of plants in the family lamiaceae mint family. Article pdf available in international research journal of pharmacy 28. Aflatuni, abbas, the yield and essential oil content of mint mentha ssp. The effects of plant inoculation with plant growthpromoting rhizobacteria pgpr and those resulting from the exogenous application of salicylic acid sa or methyl jasmonte meja on total phenolic content tpc and monoterpenes in mentha x piperita plants were investigated. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Peppermint mentha xpiperita article pdf available in journal of herbal pharmacotherapy 72. Spearmint and peppermint hare very similar bsiological and ecological attributes. As it is difficult to differentiate the specification of peppermint oils mentha x piperita l. Six peppermint mentha x piperita and six spearmint m. However, its adverse side effects on health have been described.
Qualitative and quantitative composition1, 2 wellestablished use with regard to the marketing authorisation application of article 101aii of directive 200183ec as amended mentha x piperita l. The full text of this article is available as a pdf 5k. Organic translocation, productivity and essential oil yield of mentha piperita l. Although the pgpr inoculation response has been studied for many plant species, the combination of pgpr and exogenous. Peppermint mentha x piperita, medicinal plant of the. Pharmacological action of mentha piperita on lipid profile in. Mentha piperita aqueous extract 100 mgkg, 250 mgkg p. Peppermint is quite frequently contaminated with spearmint and in one instance the leaves of belladonna were found. Essential oil of mentha piperita was analyzed by gc and gcms and evaluated for in vitro antifungal activity against dreschlera spicifera, fusarium oxysporum f.
The essential oil is obtained from the fresh leaves of mentha piperita l. Peppermint is a sterile hybrid derived from a cross between mentha aquatica and mentha spicata. Pdf menta piperita mentha x piperita l menta piperita. Other ingredients made from leaves of the peppermint plant that may be used in cosmetics and personal care products include mentha piperita peppermint leaf extract, mentha piperita peppermint leaf, and mentha piperita peppermint leaf water. Peppermint has a wide variety of health and medicinal uses. The morphology of mentha piperita and other species of mentha are discussed by eriksson in b. Mentha x piperita, mentha spicata and effects of their essential oils. Peppermint is a powerful diffusive stimulant, antispasmodic, carminative, stomachic, and weak anodyne.