Common Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia · Accepted scientific name
Scientific literature: Very Sparse (21 studies) · ★☆☆☆☆
Common Horse Mint, scientifically known as Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia, is a perennial herb native to Europe and Asia. Renowned for its aromatic, serrated leaves, this vigorous plant offers therapeutic benefits, including digestive support and antimicrobial properties. It thrives in moist habitats, serving as a versatile botanical remedy.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native range
- Europe
- Parts used
- Not available
- Common names
- Common Horse Mint · Horse Mint
- Scientific synonyms
- Mentha Hispidula · Mentha Longifolia Var. Cuspidata · 433 more
Names and Synonyms
Common Names
- Common Horse Mint
- Horse Mint
Scientific Names
Accepted name
Mentha longifolia subsp. longifoliaSynonyms
- Mentha hispidula
- Mentha longifolia var. cuspidata
- Mentha thaumasia
- Mentha longifolia var. subintegra
- Mentha sylvestris var. incana
- Mentha longifolia f. veroniciformis
- Mentha pagana
- Mentha longifolia var. coerulescens
- Mentha reflexifolia var. serrulata
- Mentha longifolia subsp. procera
- Mentha longifolia subsp. serrulata
- Mentha noeana
- Mentha persica
- Mentha longifolia var. macedonica
- Mentha longifolia var. macilenta
- Mentha subviridis
- Mentha sylvestris var. microcephala
- Mentha sylvestris
- Mentha sylvestris var. microphylla
- Mentha sylvestris var. thaumasia
- Mentha syrmiensis
- Mentha szenezyana
- Mentha szilyana
- Mentha baldensis
- Mentha caucasica
- Mentha sylvestris var. mollissima
- Mentha longifolia f. candicans
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. procurrens
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. arctifrons
- Mentha sylvestris var. discolor
- Mentha longifolia var. splendens
- Mentha sylvestris var. mollis
- Mentha longifolia var. holasia
- Mentha sylvestris var. lancifolia
- Mentha longifolia var. capitata
- Mentha longifolia var. laggeri
- Mentha sylvestris var. diffusa
- Mentha longifolia var. mollicoma
- Mentha longifolia var. hugueninii
- Mentha longifolia var. gibbosidens
- Mentha longifolia var. eisensteiniana
- Mentha sylvestris var. iberica
- Mentha longifolia var. transmota
- Mentha longifolia var. ingens
- Mentha longifolia var. lepidioides
- Mentha subincana
- Mentha lepidioides
- Mentha longifolia var. lereschii
- Mentha longifolia var. major
- Mentha sylvestris var. major
- Mentha transmota
- Mentha longifolia var. sedunensis
- Mentha transsilvanica
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. lavandulacea
- Mentha pellita
- Mentha szamosiana
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. pellita
- Mentha grisella subsp. caucasica
- Mentha grisella subsp. minutiflora
- Mentha taphrophila
- Mentha grisella subsp. seriata
- Mentha grisella subsp. syriaca
- Mentha vallesiaca
- Mentha syriaca
- Mentha ulotricha
- Mentha × nemorosa subsp. dulcissima
- Mentha veroniciformis
- Mentha × niliaca var. sapida
- Mentha weinerniana
- Mentha longifolia var. capitulata
- Mentha viridescens
- Mentha longifolia var. brevifolia
- Mentha sapida
- Mentha wierzbickiana f. lintiae
- Mentha rozaliae
- Mentha wierzbickiana f. subcrispa
- Mentha rocheliana
- Mentha wierzbickiana f. holubyana
- Mentha serratula
- Mentha serrulata
- Mentha seriata
- Mentha longifolia subsp. urumovii
- Mentha serotina
- Mentha longifolia subsp. bulgarica
- Mentha longifolia subsp. ferdinandii
- Mentha spicata var. microphylla
- Mentha longifolia subsp. javorkae
- Mentha sphaerostachya
- Mentha longifolia subsp. bureschiana
- Mentha longifolia var. diabolina
- Mentha suavissima
- Mentha longifolia var. subobtusa
- Mentha longifolia var. cesarea
- Mentha stenotricha
- Mentha longifolia var. ochroleuca
- Mentha kozorensis
- Mentha wierzbickiana var. stenantha
- Mentha longifolia f. villocaulis
- Mentha stenanthelmia
- Mentha longifolia var. discolor
- Mentha stenoclada
- Mentha longifolia f. angustissima
- Mentha wondracekii
- Mentha longifolia f. pahinensis
- Mentha wierzbickiana
- Mentha longifolia var. mesomorpha
- Mentha longifolia var. erminea
- Mentha josephi
- Mentha longifolia subsp. grisella
- Mentha jucunda
- Mentha longifolia subsp. mollissima
- Mentha jurana
- Mentha viridis subsp. candicans
- Mentha kuncii
- Mentha longifolia subsp. ambigua
- Mentha krassoensis
- Mentha viridis var. canescens
- Mentha ischnostachya
- Mentha × villosa f. nouletiana
- Mentha illyrica
- Mentha longifolia f. norica
- Mentha longifolia var. divaricata
- Mentha incana
- Mentha viridis var. minutodonta
- Mentha hugueninii
- Mentha longifolia f. niederederi
- Mentha longifolia var. ligustrina
- Mentha hollosyana
- Mentha longifolia f. comata
- Mentha horridula
- Mentha longifolia f. grinensis
- Mentha hapalophylla
- Mentha longifolia var. acuminata
- Mentha halleri
- Mentha longifolia f. trachypriononta
- Mentha longifolia f. subalpina
- Mentha glaucostachya
- Mentha longifolia var. reflexifolia
- Mentha longifolia subsp. libidinosa
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. mollissima
- Mentha longifolia var. gracilis
- Mentha sylvestris var. floribunda
- Mentha sylvestris var. compacta
- Mentha sylvestris var. simplex
- Mentha longifolia var. mosztongensis
- Mentha sylvestris f. tomentosa
- Mentha longifolia var. ensidens
- Mentha longifolia subsp. pellita
- Mentha longifolia var. falcatodentata
- Mentha longifolia subsp. erminea
- Mentha longifolia var. firmicaulis
- Mentha longifolia var. caucasica
- Mentha longifolia var. foroiulensis
- Mentha longifolia subsp. diabolina
- Mentha longifolia subsp. fuliginosa
- Mentha longifolia subsp. mollis
- Mentha longifolia var. glaucostachya
- Mentha longifolia var. incana
- Mentha longifolia var. hapalophylla
- Mentha longifolia subsp. minutiflora
- Mentha longifolia var. horridula
- Mentha longifolia subsp. syriaca
- Mentha longifolia subsp. incisifolia
- Mentha longifolia subsp. lavandulacea
- Mentha longifolia var. ischnostachya
- Mentha longifolia var. lavandulacea
- Mentha longifolia var. nematostachya
- Mentha longifolia var. pachylodes
- Mentha longifolia var. focsaniensis
- Mentha longifolia var. pagana
- Mentha longifolia var. romanica
- Mentha longifolia var. pantotricha
- Mentha longifolia var. moldovica
- Mentha longifolia var. paramecophyllon
- Mentha longifolia var. minutiflora
- Mentha longifolia subsp. ovatifrons
- Mentha longifolia var. viridescens
- Mentha longifolia var. phaeocoma
- Mentha longifolia var. syriaca
- Mentha longifolia f. planitiensis
- Mentha longifolia var. seriata
- Mentha longifolia var. serrulata
- Mentha longifolia var. subintegrifolia
- Mentha longifolia var. stenanthelmia
- Mentha subintegrifolia
- Mentha longifolia subsp. submissa
- Mentha longifolia var. pellita
- Mentha longifolia var. szamosiana
- Mentha longifolia var. wirzbickiana
- Mentha longifolia var. taphrophila
- Mentha wirzbickiana
- Mentha longifolia var. ulotricha
- Mentha longifolia var. hollosyana
- Mentha longifolia var. vallesiaca
- Mentha longifolia var. mollis
- Mentha macilenta
- Mentha longifolia var. subincana
- Mentha marisensis
- Mentha longifolia var. brevifrons
- Mentha longifolia var. collivaga
- Mentha longifolia var. alpigena
- Mentha longifolia var. demissa
- Mentha longifolia var. stenostachya
- Mentha longifolia var. densicapilla
- Mentha longifolia var. pseudoelongata
- Mentha longifolia subsp. caucasica
- Mentha longifolia var. gulekensis
- Mentha longifolia var. chaunanthera
- Mentha longifolia var. argenticapilla
- Mentha longifolia subsp. balcanica
- Mentha longifolia var. delphinensis
- Mentha longifolia var. bojanaensis
- Mentha longifolia var. sparsiramea
- Mentha longifolia var. brassoensis
- Mentha longifolia var. lignosa
- Mentha longifolia subsp. aequifrons
- Mentha longifolia var. reciaensis
- Mentha litigiosa
- Mentha longifolia var. dejmerii
- Mentha ligustrina
- Mentha longifolia var. feleacaensis
- Mentha leucantha
- Mentha longifolia var. subpyramidalis
- Mentha lereschii
- Mentha longifolia f. irregularis
- Mentha leioneura
- Mentha longifolia f. paucidentata
- Mentha lavandulacea
- Mentha longifolia var. subpyramidaliformis
- Mentha lavandulifolia
- Mentha longifolia var. polystachya
- Mentha laggeri
- Mentha longifolia var. campylostachya
- Mentha wierzbickiana var. richteri
- Mentha longifolia var. latibracteata
- Mentha rigens
- Mentha longifolia f. schneekapellae
- Mentha retinervis
- Mentha longifolia var. ramosissima
- Mentha recta
- Mentha longifolia var. dobrogensis
- Mentha reflexifolia
- Mentha longifolia f. oblongolanceolatifolia
- Mentha longifolia var. cadrilateri
- Mentha psiloclada
- Mentha ratisbonensis
- Mentha longifolia var. rozaliae
- Mentha procera
- Mentha longifolia var. kozorensis
- Mentha planitiensis
- Mentha longifolia f. reticulatinervosa
- Mentha pedroi
- Mentha longifolia var. bacsensis
- Mentha phaeocoma
- Mentha longifolia var. macrophyllos
- Mentha petitrix
- Mentha longifolia var. microverticillata
- Mentha panormitana
- Mentha longifolia var. serbica
- Mentha pantotricha
- Mentha longifolia var. leptophylla
- Mentha paramecophyllon
- Mentha longifolia f. virens
- Mentha longifolia f. pustariensis
- Mentha longifolia var. campiensis
- Mentha sylvestris f. pahinensis
- Mentha longifolia f. angustifolia
- Mentha pachylodes
- Mentha longifolia var. striata
- Mentha sylvestris var. pallescens
- Mentha longifolia var. tenuior
- Mentha pallida
- Mentha longifolia f. melesensis
- Mentha omissa
- Mentha longifolia var. striatula
- Mentha oblonga
- Mentha longifolia var. subamplexicaulifolia
- Mentha longifolia f. rotundibracteata
- Mentha monticola
- Mentha longifolia var. subviridiformis
- Mentha mosztongensis
- Mentha longifolia var. pseudoulotricha
- Mentha sylvestris var. angustifolia
- Mentha mollissima
- Mentha candicans f. angustifolia
- Mentha mollicoma
- Mentha candicans f. ramosa
- Mentha mellifluens
- Mentha × nemorosa var. crispa
- Mentha mentita
- Mentha × rotundifolia var. maritima
- Mentha minutiflora
- Mentha longifolia f. subacutidentata
- Mentha mixta
- Mentha candicans f. leptostachya
- Mentha microstachya
- Mentha mollissima f. plicata
- Mentha mollissima f. inclusa
- Mentha norica
- Mentha mollissima f. exserta
- Mentha nouletiana
- Mentha × dumetorum var. hispidula
- Mentha neilreichiana
- Mentha sylvestris f. minor
- Mentha nematostachya
- Mentha longifolia var. candicans
- Mentha nativitatis-mariae
- Mentha longifolia var. mollissima
- Mentha candicans
- Mentha longifolia var. microphylla
- Mentha canescens
- Mentha longifolia var. leptostachya
- Mentha cardiophyllos
- Mentha longifolia proles reflexifolia
- Mentha × villosa var. sapida
- Mentha brassoensis
- Mentha longifolia var. trachypriononta
- Mentha mollissima var. bornmuelleri
- Mentha longifolia f. subnemorosa
- Mentha domingoi
- Mentha brachyclada
- Mentha caerulescens
- Mentha longifolia var. stenotricha
- Mentha coerulescens
- Mentha longifolia f. zernestensis
- Mentha brittingeri
- Mentha mollis var. retinervis
- Mentha longifolia f. retinervis
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. brevifrons
- Mentha longifolia f. densicapilla
- Mentha longifolia var. planitiensis
- Mentha bezdanensis
- Mentha longifolia var. graciliflora
- Mentha bacsensis
- Mentha longifolia f. viridescens
- Mentha longifolia var. rocheliana
- Mentha balsamiflora
- Mentha longifolia var. marisensis
- Mentha cuspidata
- Mentha decloetiana
- Mentha mollis f. leptostachya
- Mentha danubialis
- Mentha longifolia f. szolnokensis
- Mentha densicapilla
- Mentha longifolia var. barthiana
- Mentha despecta
- Mentha incana f. barthiana
- Mentha dionisiana
- Mentha longifolia var. balsamiflora
- Mentha discolor
- Mentha longifolia f. heterodons
- Mentha cretica
- Mentha longifolia f. apentiana
- Mentha longifolia f. pascua
- Mentha longifolia f. apoxodonta
- Mentha longifolia f. acutidens
- Mentha chaunanthera
- Mentha longifolia f. angustifrons
- Mentha chrysostomi
- Mentha longifolia f. nicolaensis
- Mentha collivaga
- Mentha longifolia var. huteri
- Mentha eisensteiniana
- Mentha longifolia f. scytina
- Mentha longifolia var. montenegrina
- Mentha longifolia var. szenezyana
- Mentha longifolia f. flanatica
- Mentha dulcissima
- Mentha longifolia var. cardiophylla
- Mentha longifolia var. terasia
- Mentha foroiulensis
- Mentha longifolia var. cardibasea
- Mentha foliosa
- Mentha longifolia f. arthrostachya
- Mentha flanatica
- Mentha longifolia f. ochthegena
- Mentha filina
- Mentha longifolia f. anisodons
- Mentha firmicaulis
- Mentha longifolia var. acroceraia
- Mentha favratii
- Mentha longifolia var. taurica
- Mentha ensidens
- Mentha longifolia var. vineicola
- Mentha acroceraia
- Mentha longifolia var. lonciana
- Mentha acuminata
- Mentha incana var. litoralis
- Mentha alpigena
- Mentha longifolia f. litoralis
- Mentha longifolia f. magnifrons
- Mentha albida
- Mentha viridis subsp. nouletiana
- Mentha longifolia f. lanyiana
- Mentha sylvestris subvar. hispidula
- Mentha longifolia var. crenigena
- Mentha sylvestris var. serotina
- Mentha longifolia f. prodanii
- Mentha sylvestris subvar. incana
- Mentha longifolia var. leioneura
- Mentha sylvestris var. alpigena
- Mentha longifolia f. hebosa
- Mentha sylvestris var. marisensis
- Mentha longifolia var. szabolcsensis
- Mentha sylvestris var. wierzbickiana
- Mentha longifolia var. eclytanthea
- Mentha × villosa var. tenorei
- Mentha longifolia f. stenantha
- Mentha sylvestris var. flaccida
- Mentha longifolia f. zomborensis
- Mentha longifolia var. flaccida
- Mentha longifolia var. dripanoidea
- Mentha monticola var. jurana
- Mentha longifolia var. subviridis
- Mentha longifolia var. jurana
- Mentha stenantha
- Mentha sylvestris var. subintegra
- Mentha sylvestris var. sordida
- Mentha viridescens f. leioneura
- Mentha viridescens f. macrostema
- Mentha longifolia var. weinerniana
- Mentha longifolia var. sordida
- Mentha longifolia var. oblongifolia
- Mentha longifolia var. favratii
- Mentha longifolia var. recta
- Mentha sylvestris var. grandis
- Mentha longifolia var. grandis
- Mentha sylvestris var. candicans
- Mentha sylvestris f. canescens
- Mentha sylvestris var. hybrida
- Mentha sylvestris var. nouletiana
- Mentha sylvestris var. teydae
- Mentha sylvestris convar. planifolia
- Mentha aepycaulos
- Mentha aequifrons
Regional and Traditional Names
Spanish:
- Menta de caballo
German:
- Ross-Minze (Unterart)
- Rossminze
French:
- Menthe sylvestre
Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life
Taxonomical Classification
This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae in the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae. Ultimately, this medicinal specimen is identified by its genus, Mentha.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Genus | Mentha |
Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)
Distribution
This plant exhibits a widespread presence across several regions of the European continent. In Northern Europe, its distribution can be traced as far north as Sweden. Moving into Middle Europe, it is commonly found within the borders of Germany and Belgium. The species also inhabits the mountainous and central landscapes of Austria. Finally, its geographical range extends through the territories of Czechia and Slovakia.
| Region | Area |
|---|---|
| Northern Europe | Sweden |
| Middle Europe | Austria |
| Middle Europe | Belgium |
| Middle Europe | Czechia-Slovakia |
| Middle Europe | Germany |
| Middle Europe | Hungary |
| Middle Europe | Netherlands |
| Middle Europe | Poland |
| Middle Europe | Switzerland |
| Southwestern Europe | France |
Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)
Chemicals
Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia has 16 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include (+)-PIPERITENONE OXIDE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, BETA-FARNESENE, CARVACROL, Fatty acids.
| Chemical | Supporting sources | Consensus |
|---|---|---|
| (+)-PIPERITENONE OXIDE | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| CARVACROL | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Fatty acids | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Germacrene D | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Linalool | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| P-CYMENE | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Piperitenone oxide | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Rotundifoline | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
(+)-PIPERITENONE OXIDE
- Dr. Duke
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- Dr. Duke
BETA-FARNESENE
- Dr. Duke
CARVACROL
- Natural product communications
Fatty acids
- Journal of complementary & integrative medicine
Germacrene D
- Dr. Duke
Linalool
- Natural product communications
P-CYMENE
- Natural product communications
Piperitenone oxide
- Natural product communications
Rotundifoline
- Dr. Duke
Activities
Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia has 4 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiacetylcholinesterase, Antigenotoxic, Pesticide, Pheromone.
| Activity | Supporting sources | Consensus |
|---|---|---|
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Pesticide | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Pheromone | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
Antiacetylcholinesterase
- Dr. Duke
Antigenotoxic
- Pharmaceutical biology
Pesticide
- Dr. Duke
Pheromone
- Dr. Duke
Preparations
Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia has 2 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include EOs, methanol extract of the aerial parts.
| Preparation | Supporting sources | Consensus |
|---|---|---|
| Eos | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Methanol extract of the aerial parts | 1 supporting sources | ★☆☆☆☆ |
Eos
- Natural product communications
Methanol extract of the aerial parts
- Fitoterapia