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MMangnifera Indica ,Marrubium Vulgare , Medicago Sativa, Melia Azadiracta , Mentha Piperitae, Momordica Charantia, Momordica foetida, Monstera Decliciosa , Morinda Lucida Benth , Moringa Oleifera,  Morus Alba Morus bombycis, Morus nigra , Morus insignis, Morus indica L, Moutan Radicis ,  Mucuna Prurita, Murraya Koenigli ,  , Musa sapientum,   , Myrcia uniflora , Myrcia multiflora,   Myristica Fragrens,    Myrtus communis.

Mentha piperitae

Taxonomy:                                                                            

                                                                                                 Kingdom  : Plantae

                                                                                                 Division   : Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                 Class        : Magnoliopsida

                                                                                                  Order       : Lamiales

                                                                            ,                     Family     : Lamiaceae

                                                                                                  Genus      : Mentha

Chemical Constituents:

1,8-cineole, acetaldehyde, acetic-acid, alpha-amorphene, alpha-cadinene, alpha-carotene, alpha-copaene, alpha-gurjunene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, alpha-thujone, alpha-tocopherol, aluminum, amyl-alcohol, amyl-valerate, anethole, azulene, benzoic-acid, beta-betulenol, beta-carotene , beta-caryophyllene, beta-copaene, beta-ionone, beta-pinene, beta-thujone, beta-ylangene , betaine, bicycloelemene, bisabolene, cadinene, calcium, camphene, carvacrol, carveol, carveol-acetate, carvone, caryophyllene-oxide, cedrene, cedrol, choline, chromium, cineole, cinerol, cinnamic-acid-methyl-ester, cis-piperitol, cis-roseoxide, cis-sabinol, citronellol, cryptone, flavons hymenoxin, iron, isoamyl-phenylacetate, isobutyric-acid, isomenthol, isomenthol-acetate, isomenthone, isomenthyl-acetate, isopulegol-acetate, isorhoifolin, isovaleraldehyde, isovaleric-acid, isovaleric-acid-n-octyl-ester, jasmone, lavandulol, ledol , limonene, linalool, luteolin, menthol, menthone, menthoside, menthyl-acetate, menthyl-isovalerate, menthyl-valerate, myrcene, myrtenol, neoisomenthol-acetate, neomenthol, neomenthone, neomenthyl-acetate, nerolidol, nevadensin, octan-3-ol, p-cymene, p-cymol, pectin, pent-cis-2-en-1-ol, perillyl-alcohol, phellandrene, phenylethanols, phenyl-propyl-pyridines, phosphorus, pinene, piperitenone, piperitone, piperitone-oxide, pulegone, pyridine, rosmarinic-acid, sabinene, sabinene-acetate, sabinene-hydrate, salvigenin, sideritoflavone, silicon, terpinolene, thymol, trans-piperitol, trans-roseoxide, vanillin, viridiflorol, xanthomicrol

Part used : Whole plant

Reference:

              Anti-hyperglycemic activity:
  • Biochemical evaluation of antidiabetogenic properties of some commonly used Indian plants on streptozotocin-induced diabetes in experimental rats.
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17184494

  •  Mineral content of some medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

              www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15772435

 

 

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