Mentha piperita

Names

Common Names

• peppermint
• black peppermint
• curly mint
• hairy peppermint
• white peppermint

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Mentha × piperita var. hircina
• Mentha glomerata var. piperita
• Mentha × piperita var. vulgaris
• Mentha × piperita var. sylvestris
• Mentha × piperita var. globosiceps
• Mentha × piperita var. langii
• Mentha × pimentum
• Mentha × maximilianea var. schultzii
• Mentha × viridis var. piperita
• Mentha × piperita var. calvifolia
• Mentha × piperita var. subhirsuta
• Mentha × piperita var. beckeri
• Mentha × piperita var. hispidula
• Mentha × piperita var. poicila
• Mentha × piperita f. rotundella
• Mentha × officinalis
• Mentha × nigricans
• Mentha × napolitana
• Mentha × langii
• Mentha × glabrata
• Mentha × hircina
• Mentha × hircina
• Mentha × hirtescens
• Mentha × hudsoniana
• Mentha × kahirina
• Mentha × schultzii
• Mentha × banatica
• Mentha × balsamea
• Mentha × crispula
• Mentha × concinna
• Mentha × exaltata
• Mentha × fraseri
• Mentha × durandoana
• Mentha aquatica f. piperita
• Mentha aquatica var. piperita
• Mentha aquatica var. langii
• Mentha × piperita var. hercynica
• Mentha × piperita var. crispula
• Mentha × piperita var. calophylla
• Mentha × piperita var. officinalis
• Mentha × piperita var. hudsoniana
• Mentha × piperita var. durandoana
• Mentha × braousiana
• Mentha × piperita var. braousiana
• Mentha × suavis var. schultzii
• Mentha × piperita var. pimentum
• Mentha hortensis var. citrata
• Mentha × heuffelii
• Mentha × hercynica
• Mentha × piperita var. balsamea
• Mentha × piperita var. piperoides
• Mentha × piperita var. ouweneelii
• Mentha × piperoides
• Mentha canescens var. schultzii
• Mentha × piperita var. pennsylvanica
• Mentha × piperita f. puberula
• Mentha × piperita var. heuffelii

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Lamiales and family Lamiaceae, it is classified under the genus Mentha. As a hybrid species, its scientific name is Mentha × piperita.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide distribution across several regions in Europe. In Northern Europe, it can be found growing in Denmark, Great Britain, and Ireland. Its presence extends into Middle Europe as well. Specifically, it is documented in countries such as Austria and Belgium. This variety of locations highlights its adaptability to different European climates.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Mentha × piperita has 59 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include MENTHOL, MENTHONE, PEPPERMINT OIL, rosmarinic acid, CD.

MENTHOL

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Current microbiology
3. Journal of chromatography. A
4. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry
5. Therapeutics and clinical risk management

MENTHONE

1. Current microbiology
2. Food chemistry
3. Therapeutics and clinical risk management
4. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
5. PloS one

PEPPERMINT OIL

1. HNO
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache
4. Neurogastroenterology and motility
5. Fitoterapia

rosmarinic acid

1. Forschende Komplementarmedizin (2006)
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
4. 3 Biotech

CD

1. Nutrients
2. Toxics

Hg

1. Nutrients
2. Biological trace element research

LIMONENE

1. 3 Biotech
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Menthofuran

1. Current microbiology
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Monoterpenes

1. Physiologia plantarum
2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

NI

1. Nutrients
2. Biological trace element research

Activities

Mentha × piperita has 13 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antibacterial, Antidepressant, Antifungal.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Mentha × piperita has 41 reported medicinal uses identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Irritable Bowel Syndrome, headache, irritable bowel syndrome, Aspergillus niger, Bacillus cereus.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations