Corsican Mint

At a glance

Origin / distribution: BE, CA, FR, GB

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: (-)-ISOMENTHOL, (-)-MENTHONE, (-)-PULEGONE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Mentha requienii

Common names: Corsican Mint, Mentha di Requien, Corsican Mint (EN), Corsican mint, Dwergmunt, Korsika Nanesi, Korsische Minze (DE), Menta corsicana, Menta di Requien, Menthe de Requien, Menthe de Requien, Menthe de Corse, Mintys Corsica, creeping mint, korsikanminttu, korsische Minze, krypmynta

History

The source record documents this plant in BE, CA, FR, GB.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• BE
• CA
• FR
• GB

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Mentha requienii Bentham. · 2012 source ↗
• [GLC-analysis of etheric oil from Montha requienii]. · 1968 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• (-)-ISOMENTHOL
• (-)-MENTHONE
• (-)-PULEGONE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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