botanical record · discovered
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Spearmint · Hortela da Folha Miuda · Aarmunt · Aehrige Minze · Bush Mint · Bush mint · Gruene Minze · Grøn mynte · Grün-Minze · Grüne Minze · Krauseminze · Menta Romana
At a glance
Origin / distribution: UK, Uk(Wales), US, Venezuela, Nepal, US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia), Mexico
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidote, Astringent, Bronchitis, Cancer
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ACETOPHENONE, 2-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID, APIGENIN
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 spicata
Common names: Spearmint, Hortela da Folha Miuda, Aarmunt, Aehrige Minze, Bush Mint, Bush mint, Gruene Minze, Grøn mynte, Grün-Minze, Grüne Minze, Krauseminze, Menta Romana
POWO: 451162-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, UK, Uk(Wales), US, Venezuela, Nepal, US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia) and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidote
- Astringent
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Carminative
- Diarrhea
- Hysteria
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- Medicine
- Nausea
- Nervine
- Neuralgia
- Parturition
- Sore
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Tea
- Toothwhitener
- Fever
- Spasm
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- UK
- Uk(Wales)
- US
- Venezuela
- Nepal
- US(Amerindian)
- US(Appalachia)
- Mexico
Documented cultural uses
- Antidote
- Astringent
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Carminative
- Diarrhea
- Hysteria
- Medicine
- Nausea
- Nervine
- Neuralgia
show 9 more documented entries
- Parturition
- Sore
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Tea
- Toothwhitener
- Fever
- Spasm
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Antidote · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · UK · "
- Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
- Cancer · Uk(Wales) · "
- Cancer · US · "
- Cancer(Stomach) · Venezuela · "
- Carminative · Elsewhere · "
- Carminative · Nepal · "
- Carminative · US · "
- Diarrhea · US(Amerindian) · "
- Hysteria · Elsewhere · "
- Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
- Nausea · Elsewhere · "
- Nausea · US · "
- Nervine · US · "
- Neuralgia · US(Amerindian) · "
- Parturition · Mexico · "
- Sore · US(Amerindian) · "
- Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
- Stimulant · US · "
- Stomach · UK · "
- Stomachic · Nepal · "
- Tea · US(Amerindian) · "
- Toothwhitener · UK · "
3 additional documented entries remain in the source 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
- Natural Etiolation in Spearmint (Mentha spicata L. var. crispa) Shoots Emerging From Rhizomes-Plastids, Glandular Hairs, and Phytochemical Profile. · 2026 source ↗
- Chronic Administration of Carvone-Rich <i>Mentha spicata</i> L. Essential Oil Attenuates Cognitive Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Zebrafish. · 2026 source ↗
- Enhancing fertilizer use efficiency in Mentha spicata L. through biochar-based integration with NPK in sandy soils. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- ACETOPHENONE
- 2-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID
- APIGENIN
- ARGININE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BENZYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- BICYCLOELEMENE
- BETA-BOURBONENE
- N-BUTYRALDEHYDE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- CAPROIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATE
- CAR-3-ENE
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- CIS-CARVEOL
- CARVONE-10-ACETATE
- TRANS-CARVYL-ACETATE
- TRANS-CARVYL-FORMATE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CHLOROFORM
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- CIS-BETA-COPAENE
- P-CYMENE
- P-CYMOL
- P-CYMEN-8-OL
- DIACETYL
- CIS-2,5-DIETHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN
- DIHYDROCARVEOL
- DIHYDROCARVONE
- (+)-DIHYDROCARVONE
- 3(5',5'-DIMETHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN-2'-YL)-BUT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL
- DIOSMIN
- DIOSMETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE
- EPIBULGARENE
- EPIMUUROLENE
- ETHYL-N-VALERATE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GERANIOL
- GERANYL-ACETONE
- HEPTAN-3-ONE
- HEPTAN-1-YL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- HEPT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL
- HESPERIDIN
- HEXAN-1-AL
- HEXAN-1-OL
- HEXAN-1-YL-2-ISOVALERATE
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL-ACETATE
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- BETA-HUMULENE
- 5-HYDROXY-CARVONE
- BETA-IONONE
- IRON
- ISOAMYL-ISOVALERATE
- ISOAMYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- ISOBUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- (+)-ISOMENTHONE
- ISOPINOCAMPHONE
- CIS-JASMONE
- TRANS-JASMONE
- LIMONENENE-8,9-OXIDE
- LINALOOL
- LUTEOLIN
- METHANOL
- P-MENTH-CIS-1(7),8-DIEN-2-OL
- P-MENTH-TRANS-1(7),8-DIEN-2-OL
- P-MENTH-CIS-2-EN-1-OL
- (+)-MENTHOFURAN
- 3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- 2-METHYL-BUTYL-ISOVALERATE
- 2-METHYL-BUTYRALDEHYDE
- 2-METHYL-ETHYL-BUTYRATE
- 5-METHYL-HEX-2-EN-1-AL
- 2-METHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- ALPHA-METHYL-P-METHYL-STYRENE
- MYRCENE
- MYRTENAL
- NEODIHYDROCARVEOL
- NEO-ISOPULEGOL
- (+)-NEOMENTHOL
- NIACIN
- NONAN-3-OL
- OCTAN-1-OL
- OCTAN-1-OL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- OCTAN-3-ONE
- OXALIC-ACID
- PENTAN-1-OL
- PENT-CIS-1-EN-3-OL
- PERILLYL-ALCOHOL
- L-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- BETA-PHENETHYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- BETA-PHENETHYL-METHYL-ETHER
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- BETA-PINENE
- PINOCAMPHONE
- PIPERITENONE
- PIPERITENONE-OXIDE
- PROPAN-1-YL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- PROPIONALDEHYDE
- PROTEIN
- (+)-PULEGONE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SABINENE
- SABINENE-HYDRATE
- SACCHAROPINE
- STIGMASTEROL
- TERPINOLENE
- THIAMIN
- TIGLALDEHYDE
- TOLUENE
- VALINE
- TRANS-VERBENOL
- VIRIDIFLOROL
- WATER
- P-MENTH-TRANS-1(7),8-DIEN-2-YL-ACETATE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CIS-CARVYL-FORMATE
- DIOSMETIN
- 2-ETHYL-FURAN
- PERILLA-ALDEHYDE
- BETA-PHENETHYL-BUTYRATE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- ACETONE
- 2-AMYL-FURAN
- ASH
- BENZYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CADINOL
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- CARVACROL
- CIS-CARVYL-ACETATE
- CARVYL-6,7-OXIDE-ACETATE
- CHLOROPHYLL-A
- COPPER
- DECAN-1-OL
- DEHYDROCARVACROL
- DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE
- DIOSMETIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
- ETHANOL
- EUGENOL
- FARNESOL
- FURFURAL
- HEPTAN-1-AL
- HEPTAN-1-YL-ISOVALERATE
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-PHENYLACETATE
- ISOBORNYL-ACETATE
- ISODIHYDROCARVONE
- LAVANDULYL-BUTYRATE
- ALPHA-LIMONENE-1,2-OXIDE
- P-MENTH-TRANS-2,8-DIEN-1-OL
- 2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- 2-METHYL-BUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL
- MYRTENYL-ACETATE
- NERYL-ACETATE
- OCTAN-3-OL
- PENT-1-EN-3-OL
- BETA-PHENETHYL-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- PINOCARVEOL
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
- SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- VALERIC-ACID
- CIS-CARVONE-OXIDE
- CALCIUM
- COPAENE
- EO
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ISOVALERATE
- HEXAN-1-YL-PHENYLACETATE
- OCTAN-3-OL-ACETATE
- ROTUNDIFOLINE
- 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL
- 3-METHYL-BUTYRALDEHYDE
- ACETOIN
- ETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- ETHYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE
- METHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE
- ACETALDEHYDE
- CIS-CARVEOL-ACETATE
- TRANS-CARVEOL
- TRANS-CARVEOL-ACETATE
- 1,8-CINEOL
- ALPHA-FENCHENE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- CARVONE-8,9-OXIDE
- CHLOROPHYLL-B
- CINEOL
- CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE
- DECAN-3-OL
- DIHYDRO-ISOCARVONE
- DIMETHYL-SULFIDE
- FARNESENE
- HEPT-CIS-4-EN-1-AL
- HEPTAN-3-OL
- HEXAHYDROFARNESYL-ACETONE
- ISOCARYOPHYLLENE
- NEODIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE
- P-CYMENE-8-OL
- TRANS-BETA-COPAENE
- TRANS-CARVONE-OXIDE
- TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ISOBUTYRATE
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL
- METHYL-HEPTENONE
- (+)-LINALOOL
- BETA-LIMONENE-1,2-OXIDE
- HEX-TRANS-3-EN-1-OL
- HEXAN-1-YL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- HEXAN-1-YL-ISOVALERATE
- ISOLEUCINE
- JASMONE
- LEUCINE
- LINALOOL-ACETATE
- LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE
- LYSINE
- MENTH-1-OL-ACETATE
- MENTHOFURAN
- NEOMENTHOL
- P-MENTH-1(7)-EN-8-OL
- P-MENTH-1-EN-9-YL-ACETATE
- P-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN-4-OL
- P-MENTHA-CIS-1(7)-8-DIEN-2-OL
- P-MENTHA-CIS-2-8-DIEN-1-OL
- P-MENTHA-TRANS-1(7)-8-DIEN-2-OL
- P-MENTHA-TRANS-1(7)-8-DIEN-2-YL-ACETATE
- P-MENTHA-TRANS-2-8-DIEN-1-OL
- PSI-LIMONENE
- 2-METHOXY-4-VINYL-PHENOL
- 4-HYDROXY-PIPERITONE
- BETA-OCIMENE
- BETA-PHENETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- BETA-PHENETHYL-ISOVALERATE
- METHIONINE
- MYRTENOL
- NONAN-1-AL
- OCT-1-EN-3-OL
- OCTAN-1-AL
- OCTAN-1-OL-FORMATE
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- PENT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL
- PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- PIN-TRANS-3-EN-2-OL
- PINENE
- PINOCARVONE
- PIPERITONE-OXIDE
- POMOLIC-ACID
- TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- DIMETHYL-SULFOXIDE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- THREONINE
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- THYMOL
- URSOLIC-ACID
- VANILLIN
- VERBENONE
- N-VALERALDEHYDE
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- ELEMOL
- ISOMENTHONE
- LIMONENE
- MENTHOL
- MENTHOL-ACETATE
- MENTHONE
- PIPERITONE
- PULEGONE
- (-)-CARVONE
- (-)-ISOMENTHONE
- (-)-LIMONENE
- (-)-MENTHOL
- (-)-MENTHONE
- (-)-PIPERITONE
- (-)-TRANS-CARVEOL
- SITOSTEROL-GLYCOSIDE
- (-)-DIHYDROCARVONE
- ALANINE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BETA-MYRCENE
- CYSTINE
- FOLATE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- KILOCALORIES
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- MUFA
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- (+)-PIPERITENONE-OXIDE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- PUFA
- SERINE
- SFA
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- TANNINS
- TYROSINE
- VIT-B-6
- ZINC
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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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 ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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