Mentha spicata L. var Viridis , Ganga
| About Plant | Mentha spicata L.var. Viridis (Family: Lamiaceae) is the predominant source of flavour in various confectionary and food items due to the presence of carvone as the major component in its essential oil. |
| Plant Variety | Ganga |
| Major Constituents of Variety | Piperitenone oxide 73.13 |
| Essential Oil | Mentha Viridis essential oil
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| Compounds in essential Oil |
Piperitenone oxide, carvone, dihydrocarvone, limonene, beta-pinene, myrcene, menthol |
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| Contributor |
SPS Khanuja, AK Shasany, S Dhawan, MP Darokar, S Sa-tapathy, TRS Kumar, VK Gupta,A K Tripathi, S Awasthi, V Prajapati, AA Naqvi, KK Agrawal, JR Bahl, AK Singh,A Ahmad, RP Bansal, A Krishna and D Saikia |
| Year of Release |
2010 |
| Reference |
Multutility plant ’Ganga’ of Mentha spicata var. viridis. J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci (2001) 23: 113-116. |
