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Mentha piperita: A multipurpose herb
Zainab zaki
M.D Scholar(19MDIS003)
Department of Ilmul Saidla
(AKTCH, AMU)
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Taxonomy
• Local Names
• Plant Description
• Cultivation, Harvesting and Extraction
• Chemical Compounds
• Therapeutic Uses
• Unani Formulations
• Products
• References
INTRODUCTION
• Mentha ˟ piperita also known as M.
balsamea, wild and pippermint.
• Piperita is Latin word meaning Pepper
means aromatic and pungent taste.
• Native to Europe
• First described in 1753 by Carolus
Linnaeus.
• Medicinal Plant of the year 2004 known
as heirba buena means good herb.
• Nearly about 25-30 species known till
now.
• Used in flavour, fragrance, medicinal and
pharmaceuticals purpose.
Continue...
• Natural Hybrid of M. aquatica
and M. spicata.
• Perennial, Rhizomatous and
aromatic plant.
Watermint Spearmint
peppermint
Taxonomy
• Kingdom- Plantae
• Division - Magnoliophyta
• Class - Magnoliopsida
• Order- Lamiales
• Family - Lamiaceae
• Genus - Mentha
Local Names
INDIA Mint,pudina,pudyana,puthina
ARABIC Nana
BRAZIL Nortela pimento
IRAN Nanafelfeli
IRAQ Nana
ENGLAND Brandy Mint
FRENCH Mentha
USA Mint
UNANI Fudanaj,podina,fotanj
Nearly 101 Local Names in different countries
PLANT DESCRIPTION
• About 40-90 cm tall.
• Stem:erect,30-90 cm height, purplish or green.
• Leaves:4-9 cm long,1.5-4 cm wide ovate or oblong lanceolate, petioled,
smooth and dark green on above surface, lower surface pale and hairy.
• Flowers:6-8 cm long, purplish and in thick terminal spikes.
 Calyx: tubular with 5 sharp, hairy teeth and purplish.
 Corolla:4 cleft
 Stamens:4 short
 Ovary:4 celled.
• Rhizomes wide spreading, fleshy with fibrous roots.
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LEAF ANATOMY:
 Upper epidermis composed of large,
clear epidermal cells with sinous,
vertical walls with no stomata, few
glandular trichomes present.
 Lower epidermis consist of small
epidermal cells with sinous, vertical
walls, numerous diacytic stomata
with glandular and non glandular
trichomes.
Cultivation, Harvesting and Extraction
Harvesting-is done twice
1. June(100-120days)
2. October(after 100 days )
 Cultivation is mainly done for oil extraction
(pippermint oil).
Cultivation-
Generally grows in humid and shaded location.
Grows best with good water supply.
Reproduces vegetatively, spread fast by underground
runners(rainy season) and stolons (Winters).
December to january (by live juicy stolons)
Extaction is just before flowering.
 Part used:leaf and whole plant.
 Done through steam distillation.
Characteristics of Pipperminent oil
Colour: Colourless to yellow
Odour: Characteristic and pleasant
Taste: Pungent followed by cooling
sensation
pH: Neutral
Solubility: Alcohol, ether and chloroform
and insoluble in water
Temperament: Hot 2˚ and Dry 2˚
Dose:3-5 g
Used internally and externally both
Chemical composition
Other constituents
 Pulegone
 Menthofuran
 Limonene
 Flavonoid glycosides
 Polyphenols
 Carvone
 1,8-cineole
 Thymol
 α-terpinene
 β-caryophyllene etc.
Composition Percentage
Menthol 37.4%
Methy acetate 17.4%
Menthone 12.7%
PHARMACOLOGICAL
EFFECTS
• Antiseptic
• Antispasmodic
• Vermifuge
• Diaphoretic
• Analgesic
• Expectorant
• Anticarcinogenic
• Antioxidant
• Antimicrobial
• Anti inflamatory
•Radioprotective
•Antiallergic
•Irritable bowel
syndrome
•Headache
•Iron absorption
•Enhance memory
•Relieve morning
sickness
•Used in Aroma
therapy
THERAPEUTIC
USES
Unani formulations of Mentha
piperita
 Jawarish podina
 Jawarish anarain
 Arq-e-ajeeb
PRODUCTS
• Pippermint oil
• Pippermint tea
• Candies
• Chewing gums
• Mouth washes
• Face washes
• Muscle Relaxant sprays
• Insect repellents
REFERENCES
 Loolaie, M., Moasefi, N., Rasouli, H. and Adibi, H., 2017. Peppermint and
its functionality: A review. Arch. Clin. Microbiol, 8(4), p.54.
 Khalil, A.F., Elkatry, H.O. and El Mehairy, H.F., 2015. Protective effect of
peppermint and parsley leaves oils against hepatotoxicity on experimental
rats. Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 60(2):353-359.
 Spirling, L.I. and Daniels, I.R., 2001. Botanical perspectives on health
peppermint: more than just an after-dinner mint. The journal of the Royal
Society for the Promotion of Health, 121(1):62-63.
 Uribe, E., Marín, D., Vega-Gálvez, A., Quispe-Fuentes, I. and Rodríguez,
A., 2016. Assessment of vacuum-dried peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) as
a source of natural antioxidants. Food chemistry, 190, pp.559-565.
 Dorman, H.D., Koşar, M., Kahlos, K., Holm, Y. and Hiltunen, R., 2003.
Antioxidant properties and composition of aqueous extracts from Mentha
species, hybrids, varieties, and cultivars. Journal of agricultural and food
chemistry, 51(16), pp.4563-4569.
 Hawrył, M.A., Niemiec, M., Słomka, K., Waksmundzka-Hajnos, M. and
Szymczak, G., 2016. Micro-2D-TLC separation of phenolics in some
species of mint and their fingerprints on diol bonded polar stationary
phase. Acta Chromatographica, 28(1), pp.119-127.
Mentha piperita

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Mentha piperita

  • 1. Mentha piperita: A multipurpose herb Zainab zaki M.D Scholar(19MDIS003) Department of Ilmul Saidla (AKTCH, AMU)
  • 2. CONTENTS • Introduction • Taxonomy • Local Names • Plant Description • Cultivation, Harvesting and Extraction • Chemical Compounds • Therapeutic Uses • Unani Formulations • Products • References
  • 3. INTRODUCTION • Mentha ˟ piperita also known as M. balsamea, wild and pippermint. • Piperita is Latin word meaning Pepper means aromatic and pungent taste. • Native to Europe • First described in 1753 by Carolus Linnaeus. • Medicinal Plant of the year 2004 known as heirba buena means good herb. • Nearly about 25-30 species known till now. • Used in flavour, fragrance, medicinal and pharmaceuticals purpose.
  • 4. Continue... • Natural Hybrid of M. aquatica and M. spicata. • Perennial, Rhizomatous and aromatic plant. Watermint Spearmint peppermint
  • 5. Taxonomy • Kingdom- Plantae • Division - Magnoliophyta • Class - Magnoliopsida • Order- Lamiales • Family - Lamiaceae • Genus - Mentha
  • 6. Local Names INDIA Mint,pudina,pudyana,puthina ARABIC Nana BRAZIL Nortela pimento IRAN Nanafelfeli IRAQ Nana ENGLAND Brandy Mint FRENCH Mentha USA Mint UNANI Fudanaj,podina,fotanj Nearly 101 Local Names in different countries
  • 7. PLANT DESCRIPTION • About 40-90 cm tall. • Stem:erect,30-90 cm height, purplish or green. • Leaves:4-9 cm long,1.5-4 cm wide ovate or oblong lanceolate, petioled, smooth and dark green on above surface, lower surface pale and hairy. • Flowers:6-8 cm long, purplish and in thick terminal spikes.  Calyx: tubular with 5 sharp, hairy teeth and purplish.  Corolla:4 cleft  Stamens:4 short  Ovary:4 celled. • Rhizomes wide spreading, fleshy with fibrous roots.
  • 8. Continue… LEAF ANATOMY:  Upper epidermis composed of large, clear epidermal cells with sinous, vertical walls with no stomata, few glandular trichomes present.  Lower epidermis consist of small epidermal cells with sinous, vertical walls, numerous diacytic stomata with glandular and non glandular trichomes.
  • 9. Cultivation, Harvesting and Extraction Harvesting-is done twice 1. June(100-120days) 2. October(after 100 days )  Cultivation is mainly done for oil extraction (pippermint oil). Cultivation- Generally grows in humid and shaded location. Grows best with good water supply. Reproduces vegetatively, spread fast by underground runners(rainy season) and stolons (Winters). December to january (by live juicy stolons) Extaction is just before flowering.  Part used:leaf and whole plant.  Done through steam distillation.
  • 10. Characteristics of Pipperminent oil Colour: Colourless to yellow Odour: Characteristic and pleasant Taste: Pungent followed by cooling sensation pH: Neutral Solubility: Alcohol, ether and chloroform and insoluble in water Temperament: Hot 2˚ and Dry 2˚ Dose:3-5 g Used internally and externally both
  • 11. Chemical composition Other constituents  Pulegone  Menthofuran  Limonene  Flavonoid glycosides  Polyphenols  Carvone  1,8-cineole  Thymol  α-terpinene  β-caryophyllene etc. Composition Percentage Menthol 37.4% Methy acetate 17.4% Menthone 12.7%
  • 12. PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS • Antiseptic • Antispasmodic • Vermifuge • Diaphoretic • Analgesic • Expectorant • Anticarcinogenic • Antioxidant • Antimicrobial • Anti inflamatory •Radioprotective •Antiallergic •Irritable bowel syndrome •Headache •Iron absorption •Enhance memory •Relieve morning sickness •Used in Aroma therapy THERAPEUTIC USES
  • 13. Unani formulations of Mentha piperita  Jawarish podina  Jawarish anarain  Arq-e-ajeeb
  • 14. PRODUCTS • Pippermint oil • Pippermint tea • Candies • Chewing gums • Mouth washes • Face washes • Muscle Relaxant sprays • Insect repellents
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