What Is Mentha Piperita?

Peppermint is the general name of the Labiatae Mentha Linn, and is a perennial perennial herb. Originally produced in Europe and the Mediterranean coast, it is now cultivated around the world, and its stems and leaves are used to extract essential oils as natural flavors ^[1] .

Mint

Perennial herbs. The stem is erect, 30-60 cm high, with several thin slender fibrous roots and horizontal creeping rhizomes in the lower part. It is sharply quadrangular and has four grooves. The upper part is turned down toward the pubescence. More branched. Leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, lanceolate, oval or ovate-lanceolate, sparsely oblong,

Medicinal value

The genus Mint was established in Linnai in 1753, and only 13 species were recorded at that time. Due to subdivision and new species, the number of species in this genus was about 30 and more than 140 subspecies, of which 20 were cultivated. Left and right variants.

There are two methods of classification of mint ^[1] : one is by crop science; the other is by chemical composition.

1. It can be divided into three major categories in crop science: (1) Mint rich in Menthol, including Asian mint (Mentha avensis L) and peppermint (Mentha piperita L); (2) rich Carvone-containing spearmint (Mentha spicata L), also known as green mint; (3) Bergamotmin (M. citrata Ehrh), mainly containing linalool and linalool acetate (Linaly acetate).

2. According to the chemical composition, mint plants can be divided into four chemical lines: (1) linalool, such as bergamot mint; (2) isospinone; (3) the C-2 oxidized p-menthol Alkane series, the aromatic plants of this series are rich in carvone and pinene, which are mainly scented; (4) C-3 oxidized p-menthane series. For mints, including Asian mint and peppermint.