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Mentha spicata Linn.

Botanical Name

Mentha spicata Linn.

English Name

Spearmint and Spearmint Oil

Synonym(s)

Mentha spicata var. viridis Linn; Mentha virdis Linn.

Family

Lamiaceae

General Info

Description

A glabrous perennial, 30-90 cm. high, with creeping rhizomes. Leaves smooth or nearly so, sessile, lanceolate to ovate, acute, coarsely dentate, smooth above, glandular below; flowers lilac, in losse, cylindrical, slender, interrupted spikes.

Herb Effects

Counter-irritant (oil); antispasmodic, stimulant, carminative and antispasmodic (plant).

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, acetic acid, hesperidin, limonene, myrcene, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, valeric acid, (plant); alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, apigenin, arginine, benzaldehyde, beta-carotene, beta-ionone, beta-sitosterol, borneol, camphene, carvacrol, carvone, caryophyllene, delta-cadinene, diosmin, ethanol, eugenol, farnesol, gamma-terpinene, geraniol, luteolin, menthol, menthone, methionine, oleanolic acid, oxalic acid, p-cymene, perillyl-alcohol, pulegone, rosmarinic acid, stigmasterol, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene, thymol, tryptophan, ursolic acid, valine, vanillin, verbenone, viridiflorol (leaf)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Carvone

53763-73-8

2-methyl-5-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohex-2-en-
1-one

C₁₀H₁₄O

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

1,8-cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

Acetic acid

77671-22-8

acetic acid

C₂H₄O₂

Hesperidin

520-26-3

5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy
-6-[(3,4,5 -trihydr
oxy-6-methyl-oxan-2-
yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chroman-4-one

C₂₈H₃₄O₁₅

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Niacin

99148-57-9

pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

Riboflavin

Not Available

C₁₇H₂₁N₄O₉P

Thiamin

59-43-8

2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol

C₁₂H₁₇N₄OS+

Valeric acid

70268-41-6

pentanoic acid

C5H10O2

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpineol

10482-56-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Apigenin

520-36-5

4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₅

Arginine

7004-12-8

2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid

C₆H₁₄N₄O₂

Benzaldehyde

100-52-7

benzaldehyde

C₇H₆O

beta Carotene

7235-40-7

3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene

C₄₀H₅₆

Beta-ionone

14901-07-6

4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1
-cyclohexenyl)but-3-
en-2-one

C₁₃H₂₀O

beta-Sitosterol

5779-62-4

17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, 15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol

C₂₉H₅₀O

Borneol

10385-78-1

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Carvacrol

499-75-2

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Caryophyllene

87-44-5

4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene

C₁₅H₂₄

delta-Cadinene

Not Available

1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-
hexahydronaphthalene

C₁₅H₂₄

Diosmin

Not Available

5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)
-3,4,5-tri hydroxy-
6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)
-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxan-2-yl]oxy
me thyl]oxan-2-yl]o
xy-chromen-4-one

C₂₈H₃₂O₁₅

Ethanol

8024-45-1

ethanol

C₂H₆O

Eugenol

97-53-0

2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₂O₂

Farnesol

Not Available

3,7,11-trimethyldode
ca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Luteolin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

Menthol

2216-51-5

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexan-1-ol

C₁₀H₂₀O

Menthone

89-80-5

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexan-1-one

C₁₀H₁₈O

Methionine

348-67-4

2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid

C₅H₁₁NO₂S

Oleanolic acid

508-02-1

10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Oxalic acid

553-91-3

oxalic acid

C₂H₂O₄

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Pulegone

3285-04-9

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexan-1
-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Rosmarinic acid

537-15-5

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop anoic
acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

Stigmasterol

4736-55-4

17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10 ,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one

C₂₉H₄₈O

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Terpinolene

586-62-9

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Thymol

89-83-8

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Tryptophan

80206-30-0

2-amino-3-(1H-indol-
3-yl)propanoic acid

C₁₁H₁₂N₂O₂

Ursolic acid

77-52-1

10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, 13,14b-t
etradecahydro-1H-pic
ene-4a-carboxylic
acid

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Valine

7004-03-7

2-amino-3-methyl-but
anoic acid

C₅H₁₁NO₂

Vanillin

8014-42-4

4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
benzaldehyde

C₈H₈O₃

Verbenone

80-57-9

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-4
-one

C₁₀H₁₄O

Viridiflorol

552-02-3

Not Available

C₁₅H₂₆O

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In hysteria, morning sickness and colic of infants (sweetened plant infusion); for bronchitis and fever (leaf).

Reference

Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.

Stary, The Natural Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Plants.

The Himalaya Drug Company.

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