| Botonical Name | : | Mentha x piperita |
| Country of Origin | : | America |
| Color & Odor | : | Clear transparent colorless to pale yellow liquid with Characteristic of peppermint |
| Solubility | : | Soluble in alcohol & oil, insoluble in water |
| Flavoring agent in pharmaceuticals, and ingredient in cough, cold and digestive remedies. Is also used as a flavoring agent in many foods, especially chewing gum and confectionery, alcoholic and soft drinks. Fragrance components in soaps, toothpaste, detergents, cosmetics, and perfumes. | : | |
| COMMON NAMES | : | Peppermint , Yerba Buena |
| Basil, benzoin, black pepper, cypress, eucalyptus (all), geranium, grapefruit, juniper, lavender, lemon, marjoram, niaouli, pine, ravensara, rosemary, tea tree, and other mints. | : | |
| CONSTITUENTS | : | Monoterpenes: pinene, .pinene, limonene: Monoterpenols |
| Acne, asthma, belching, bronchitis, cholera, clears the sinuses, colds, cough, cramps, dermatitis, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, dyspepsia, eczema, fainting, fevers, flatulence, flu, gaseous indigestion and irritated colon, gastralgia, halitosis, headaches, hysteria, insect bites, insufficient liver or pancreas juices, kidney stones and gallstones, mental fatigue, migraine, motion sickness, mouth or gum infections, muscular pain, nausea, nerve pain, nervous disorders, neuralgia, palpitations, paralysis, poor circulation, pruritis, purulent (itching, stinking), respiratory disorders, ringworm, scabies, sciatica, shock, sinusitis, toothache, travel sickness, tuberculosis, vertigo, and vomiting. | : | |
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