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Mentha spicata , Arka

About PlantMentha spicata (Family: Lamiaceae) native to Europe, Asia (Middle East, Himalayas, China etc), and naturalized in parts of northern and western Africa, North and South America, as well as various oceanic islands.
Plant VarietyArka
Major Constituents of VarietyCarvone 68%
Essential OilMentha spicata Arka essential oil
MS Graph of Essential Oil
Compounds in essential Oilbeta-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, ocimene, gamma-terpinene, p-cymeme, terpinolene, 3-octanol, menthone, 1-octen-3-ol, sabinene hydrate, beta-bourbonene, alpha-copaene, linalool, caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, germacrene-D, carvone, cis-carveol,
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Contributor(1). BR Tyagi, JR Bahl, V Singh, H Singh, SPS Duhan, Tajuddin, AA Naqvi and S Mandal; (2). Padmini, E., A. Valarmathi, and M. Usha Rani.
Year of Release1992
Reference Improved varieties and genetic research in medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). In:Proceedings of Second National Interactive Meet on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: (2001) 53 —61.

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