Mentha spicata , Neerkalka
| 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 | Neerkalka |
| Major Constituents of Variety | Carvone 47%, Limonene 35%, menthol 0.6% |
| Essential Oil | Mentha spicata Neerkalka essential oil
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| Compounds in essential Oil |
carvone, dihydrocarvone, limonene, beta-pinene, myrcene, menthol |
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| Contributor |
(1). NK Patra, S Kumar, SPS Khanuja, AK Shasany, A Kalra, HB Singh, HP Singh,H Tanveer, VR Singh, B Kumar, N Mengi, MS Negi, VP Singh, JP Singh and AA Naqvi; (2). Padmini, E., A. Valarmathi, and M. Usha Rani. |
| Year of Release |
2001 |
| Reference |
Neerkalka —an interspecific hybrid variety of Mentha arvensis and Mentha spicata for commercial cultivation of spearmint. J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci (2001) 23: 129-132. |
