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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.
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• 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.
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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.
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
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