CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Mentha essential canadensis essential oil

Plant Name

: American wild mint

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Herb

Introduction

Menthol oil is used in pharma and cosmetic industries inlcuding food industries, it give cooling effect.

Other Details

Mint is used for the common cold, cough, inflammation of the mouth and throat, sinus infections, and respiratory infections. It is also used for digestive problems including heartburn, nausea, vomiting, morning sickness, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cramps of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract and bile ducts, upset stomach, diarrhea, bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine, and gas.

Reference

1. Jirovetz, Leopold, et al. "Antimicrobial activities of essential oils of mint and peppermint as well as some of their main compounds." Journal of Essential oil research 21.4 (2009): 363-366.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Menthol	41.2
2	Menthone	20.4

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Isomenthone	9.1
2	Limonene	4.3
3	Menthyl Acetate	4.6
4	Neo-Menthol	4.0
5	1,8-Cineole	2.7
6	Piperitone	1.2
7	Isopulegol	1.2
8	Pulegone	1.6
9	Beta-Pinene	1.3
10	3-Octanol	1.1
11	(E)-Anethole	0.2
12	Beta-Elemene	0.1
13	Isomenthylacetate	0.1
14	Pulegol	0.01
15	(E)-Beta-Farnesene	0.1
16	Beta-Phellandrene	0.3
17	(E)-Beta-Ocimene	0.1
18	Isopulegone	0.01
19	Sabinene	0.4
20	(Z)-2-Hexenol	0.01
21	Camphene	0.1
22	Terpinolene	0.2
23	(Z)-3-Hexenyl Valerate	0.4
24	Carvone	0.3
25	Linalool	0.2
26	Decylacetate	0.01
27	3-Nonanal	0.1
28	Delta-3-Carene	0.1
29	Myrcene	0.5
30	Delta-Cadinene	0.2
31	Neo-Isomenthol	0.6
32	Alpha-Pinene	0.1
33	Gamma-Terpinene	0.1
34	Alpha-Terpineol	0.6
35	Germacrene D	0.2
36	Nony Lacetate	0.01
37	Alpha-Thujene	0.1
38	Heptanol	0.2
39	Octanol	0.1
40	Beta-Bourbonene	0.3
41	Hexanol	0.2
42	P-Cymene	0.1
43	Beta-Caryophyllene	0.9