Essential Oil Details
Introduction
It is a very variable herbaceous perennial plant with a peppermint-scented aroma. Like many mints, it has a creeping rhizome, with erect to creeping stems 40–120 cm tall. the essential oil obtained from plant was used for making beverages like mint sweet, and other beauity products.
Biological Activity Details
| Serial No. | Biological Activity Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anti-microbial |
Reference
1. Verma, Ram S., et al. "Essential Oil Composition of Mentha longifolia (L.) L. Collected from Garhwal Region of Western-Himalaya." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 18.4 (2015): 957-966.
2. Mkaddem, Mounira, et al. "Chemical composition and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Mentha (longifolia L. and viridis) essential oils." Journal of food science 74.7 (2009): M358-M363.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piperitone | 48.7 |
| 2 | Piperitenone Oxide | 21.2 |
| 3 | Germacrene D | 9.8 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (E)-Caryophyllene | 2.3 |
| 2 | Thymol | 1.4 |
| 3 | Alpha-Humulene | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3-Octanol | 0.1 |
| 5 | 1, 8-Cineole | 0.1 |
| 6 | Terpinen-4-Ol | 0.6 |
| 7 | (Z)-Beta-Ocimene | 0.1 |
| 8 | Sabinene | 0.3 |
| 9 | Myrtenal | 0.1 |
| 10 | (E)-Beta-Farnesene | 0.4 |
| 11 | Myrcene | 0.1 |
| 12 | Linalool | 0.3 |
| 13 | Limonene | 0.9 |
| 14 | Gamma-Gurjunene | 0.3 |
| 15 | Camphene | Trace |
| 16 | Beta-Pinene | 0.7 |
| 17 | Beta-Elemene | 0.3 |
| 18 | Alpha-Terpineol | 0.4 |
| 19 | Alpha-Pinene | 0.6 |
| 20 | 3-Octanone | Trace |