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Contributed by-Gurpreet Singh

This post is about Organic Mentha Piperita, which is one of our crops at Guroo Farms, India.

Commercially known as Organic Peppermint Oil, it is derived by steam-distillation of the herb, at flowering stage. In India, Mentha Piperita is a “rabi” crop, planted in winters and harvested in June/July.

Plant. – Mentha Piperita is a Perennial herb, possibly from M. hirsu'ta, Water Mint, by cultivation; rootstock creeping, producing long suckers by which it multiplies; stem square, purplish, .6-1.3 M. 2-4°) high. Leaves, ovate-oblong, 1-9 Cm. (2/5/3 3/5") long, petiole 4-15 Mm. (1/6-3/5") long, pubescent, acute, sharply serrate, light green, purplish-brown, upper surface nearly glabrous, lower surface glandular, hairy, especially on veins; more or less crumpled and frequently detached from stems, which are quadrangular, 1-2 Mm. (1/25-1/2") thick, glabrous except for a few scattered deflexed hairs; flower-whorls in oblong (oval) spikes which are usually compact, or somewhat interrupted at base, 1-1.5 Cm. (2/5-3/5) broad, rounded at summit, and in fruit 3-7 Cm. (1 1/5 - 2 4/5') long; bracts oblong-lanceolate, very acuminate, 7 Mm. (J') long, calyx tubular, equally 5-toothed, pubescent, glandular-punctate, often dark purplish; corolla tubular-campanulate, 4-cleft, 3 Mm. (I') long, often light purple; stamens 4, short; nutlets ellipsoidal, .5 Mm. (-5V) thick, blackish-brown ; odor aromatic, characteristic; taste aromatic, pungent, followed by cooling sensation in the mouth.

mentha piperita plant earthyflavorance.biz_thumb[1] Peppermint typically occurs in moist habitats, including stream sides and drainage ditches. Being a hybrid, it is usually sterile, producing no seeds and reproducing only vegetatively, spreading by its rhizomes. If placed, it can grow anywhere, with a few exceptions

mentha piperita flowering top earthyflavorance.biz_thumbThe volatile oil, [ Essential Oil of mentha Piperita] is distilled from the flowering plant (fresh or partly dried) by steam distillation. Itis a colorless liquid, strong odor of peppermint, pungent taste, followed by a sensation of cold upon drawing air into the mouth; soluble in 4 vols, of 70 p. c. alcohol, showing not more than slight opalescence and no separation of oil globules, sp. gr. 0.902, laevorotatory; contains 16 constituents: at least 5 p. c. of esters, calculated as menthyl acetate, C10H19C2H3O2, and 35 to 50 p. c. of total menthol, free and as esters; also acetic and isovaleric acids, acetaldehyde, isovaleric aldehyde, amyl alcohol, pinene, phellandrene, limonene, C10H16, menthone, C10H18O, menthyl iso-valerate, menthyl ester, cadinene, C15H24, a lactone, dimethyl sulphide; the hydrocarbons holding menthol dissolved are mainly the several terpenes (English - pinene, phellandrene, sesquiterpene; Japanese - sesquiterpene alone) with carvene odor, the higher boiling ones, C15H24, having less pleasant odor; menthol and its esters (first 2 constituents) are most important, the others occurring in small quantities, being objectionable for flavoring.

Peppermint has a long tradition of medicinal use, with archaeological evidence placing its use at least as far back as ten thousand years ago. Peppermint has a high menthol content, and is often used as tea and for flavouring ice cream, confectionery, chewing gum, and toothpaste. The oil also contains menthone and menthyl esters, particularly menthyl acetate.[10] It is the oldest and most popular flavour of mint-flavoured confectionery. Peppermint can also be found in some shampoos and soaps, which give the hair a minty scent and produce a cooling sensation on the skin.

Safety Information
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) includes peppermint on its list of spices and other natural seasonings and flavoring considered Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). Peppermint is also on the list of GRAS essential oils, oleoresins and natural extractives.

The safety of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf, and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water has been assessed by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel. The CIR Expert Panel evaluated the scientific data and concluded that Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) Oil, Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) Extract, Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) Leaves, and Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) Water were safe as used in cosmetics and personal care products. The concentration of pulegone (a natural component) in these ingredients should not exceed 1%.

Aromatic Description: Minty, reminiscent of peppermint candies, but more concentrated. More fragrant than spearmint.
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Possible Uses: Asthma, colic, exhaustion, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, scabies, sinusitis, vertigo. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 59-67.]

Safety Information: Avoid in cardiac fibrillation, epilepsy, fever. Mucous membrane irritant and neurotoxic (toxic to the nerves). Some of this information applies to oral use, but is provided for informational purposes (no essential oil should be taken internally without the guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner). [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 160.]

Disclaimer-The FDA has not evaluated the statements on this website. No claims are made as to any medicinal value of this oil. The information presented here is for educational purposes of traditional uses and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases.

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