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Mentha piperata

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{{stub}}[[File:Mentha piperata-1-hrs-yercaud-salem-India.jpg|thumb|right|''Mentha piperata'']]'''Peppermint''' (Mentha × piperita, also known as Mentha balsamea Wild.) is a hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
piperita L., were identified. Its major constituents were menthol (46.32%), menthofuran (13.18%), menthyl acetate (12.10%), menthone (7.42%), and 1.8-cineole (6.06%)
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=ಮೆರುಗು Merugu|ksml=കര്‍പ്പൂരത്തുളസി Karppoora-Tulasi|mlsa=|mrta=புதீனா Pudina|pate=మిరియాల ద్రావకము Miriyala dravakamu|tahi=विलायती पुदीना Vilayati pudina, पेपरमिंट Peppermint|teen=Peppermint}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Veerya===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|oblong-elliptical to lanceolate|The leaves can be 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long and 1.5–4 cm (0.59–1.57 in) broad. They are dark green with reddish veins, and they have an acute apex and coarsely toothed margins}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long|purple||four-lobed corolla about 5 mm (0.20 in) diameter; they are produced in whorls (verticillasters) around the stem, forming thick, blunt spikes. Flowering season lasts from mid- to late summer.}}
===Fruit===
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===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Peppermint generally grows best in moist, shaded locations, and expands by underground rhizomes. Young shoots are taken from old stocks and dibbled into the ground about 1.5 feet apart. They grow quickly and cover the ground with runners if it is permanently moist.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Pfefferminze Mentha piperata.jpgFile:Mentha piperata Peppermint ბაღის პიტნა.JPGFile:Mentha piperata-1-hrs-yercaud-salem-India.jpg
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==References==
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 <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5527698/#:~:text=Chemical%20composition,-The%20studied%20EO&text=piperita%20L.%2C%20were%20identified.,6.06%25)%20%5BTable%201%5D. "Chemistrysciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint "Morphologywayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint "Cultivationof Mentha"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ https://www.botanical-online.com/en/botany/peppermint-characteristics Mentha piperata]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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