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Mint

Mentha sp

Mint · Amenta · Bent · Bozhoz · Bŏk-hò̤ · Chi Bạc hà · Hortelã · Hortelãs · Malipukon · Mant · Menda · Menta · Menthe · Mento · Mentă · Metvica

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico, Mexico(Seri), Panama(Choco)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Catarrh, Conception, Fever, Sedative

Science studied: HESPERIDIN, MENTHOFURAN, MENTHYL-ACETATE, ROTUNDIFOLINE

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 sp

Common names: Mint, Amenta, Bent, Bozhoz, Bŏk-hò̤, Chi Bạc hà, Hortelã, Hortelãs, Malipukon, Mant, Menda, Menta, Menthe, Mento, Mentă, Metvica

History

The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Mexico(Seri), Panama(Choco).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Catarrh
  • Conception
  • Fever
  • Sedative
  • Spasm
  • Tumor
  • Vermifuge

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Mexico
  • Mexico(Seri)
  • Panama(Choco)

Documented cultural uses

  • Catarrh
  • Conception
  • Fever
  • Sedative
  • Spasm
  • Tumor
  • Vermifuge

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • HESPERIDIN
  • MENTHOFURAN
  • MENTHYL-ACETATE
  • ROTUNDIFOLINE
  • LIMONENE
  • MENTHOL
  • MENTHONE

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

Mentha sp
Mentha sp · Fernando Losada Rodríguez

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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