Mentha spicata , Neera

About Plant	Mentha 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 Variety	Neera
Major Constituents of Variety	Carvone 58%, menthofuran 2.7%
Essential Oil	Mentha spicata Neera essential oil
MS Graph of Essential Oil
Compounds in essential Oil	carvone, dihydrocarvone, limonene, beta-pinene, myrcene ,menthofuran
Major Compound
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Compound Property
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 Release	1992
Reference	Improved varieties and genetic research in medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). In: Proceedings of Second National Interactive Meet on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: (2005) 53 —61.