Cornmint
| Botanical Name | Mentha arvensis |
| Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
| Origin | India |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Aerial parts |
| Note | |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor | fresh, minty, slightly pungent |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpene alcohols (70–80%): menthol Ketones (10–15%): menthone, piperitone Monoterpenes (5–10%): limonene |
| Therapeutic properties | Analgesic, anaesthetic, antinociceptive ++++ Anti-infective, eupeptic ++ Antipruritic +++ Relieves headaches and migraines ++ Cardiac tonic, hypertensive ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Pain of all kinds: toothache, neuralgia, sciatica, migraine, headache +++ Hives, pruritus, itching +++ Trauma, painful shocks ++ Nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, digestive colic ++ Sore throat, sinusitis, otitis, nasopharyngitis +++ |