Steinmetz:Mentha
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Mentha aquatica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Watermint
- Marsh Mint
- Hairy Mint
- Smartweed
- Pepperworr
- Wild Mim
- Natural Habitat
- Central- and Western Europe
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Menthae aquaticae = Herba Balsami palustris
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- tannin
- bitter principle
- Action
- emmenagogue
- carminative
- emetic
- stimulant
- astringent
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[edit] Mentha piperita
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Great Britain (especially Mitcham)
- Europe
- Japan
- China
- U. S. A.
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Menthae piperitae
- Olenm Menthae piperitae
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- sugar
- tannin
- resins
- enzymes
- menthol
- menthyl acetate
- menthene
- cineol
- limonene and other substances
- Action
- aromatic
- stomachic
- antispasmodic
- carminative
- stimulant
- antiseptic
- astringent
- alexipharmic
- cholagogue
- aphrodisiac
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[edit] Mentha pulegium
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- Asia Minor
- Persia
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Pulegii
- Oleum Pulegii
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil (containing pulegon
- menthol
- menthon
- etc.)
- piperiton
- tannin
- sugar
- Action
- herb; carminative
- digestive
- cholagogue
- sudorific
- antispasmodic
- emmenagogue
- stimulant
- pectoral
- expectorant
- disinfectant; oil: employed as a preventative application against mosquito and gnat bites
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[edit] Mentha silvestris
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- stimulant
- carminative
- antiseptic
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[edit] Mentha spicata var. crispata (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Central Europe
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Menthae crispae
- Oleum Menthae crispae
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- cineol
- bitter principle
- tannin
- carvol
- Action
- carminative
- antispasmodic
- stimulant
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[edit] Mentha viridis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Spearmint
- Heartmint
- Garden Mint
- Natural Habitat
- temperate Europe
- North and South America
- South Africa
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Menthae viridis
- Oleum Menthae viridis
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- gum
- resin
- tannin
- Action
- tonic
- stimulant
- antispasmodic
- carminative
- analgesic
- refrigerant
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