Organic Peppermint
| Botanical Name | Mentha piperita |
| Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
| Origin | India |
| Method: | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Aerial parts |
| Note | Top |
| Appearance | very fluid liquid |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor | herbaceous, fresh, minty, powerful |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpene alcohols (40–50%): menthol Ketones (30–60%): menthone Monoterpenes (5–15%): pinenes, limonene Oxides (5%): 1,8-cineole Esters (5–10%): menthyl acetate |
| Therapeutic properties | Analgesic, anaesthetic, antinociceptive +++ Stomachic, eupeptic, antacid, antiemetic +++ Anticatarrhal, mucolytic ++ Choleretic +++ Anti-infective ++ Urinary and intestinal anti-inflammatory +++ Antispasmodic, myorelaxant ++ Hypertensive, cardiac tonic ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Rhinitis, otitis, sinusitis, nasopharyngitis, sore throat +++ Shingles, chicken pox, herpes, viral neuritis ++++ Pruritus and itching (hives, eczema, etc.) +++ Migraines, headache +++ Cystitis, renal colic +++ Dyspepsia, wind, slow digestion, indigestion ++++ |