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Mentha piperata

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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

Parts Used

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%) [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಮೆರುಗು Merugu
Hindi Vilayati pudina, Peppermint
Malayalam Karppoora-Tulasi
Tamil Pudina
Telugu Miriyala dravakamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Peppermint


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
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.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long Purple Four-lobed corolla about 5 mm (0.20 in) diameter.


Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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