Peppermint, the Glossary
Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint.[1]
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92 relations: Adverse effect, Alcoholic beverage, Allergy, American Society for Horticultural Science, Andes Chocolate Mints, Argentina, Atomic gardening, Bioaccumulation, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Candy, Candy cane, Carl Linnaeus, Caryophyllene, Chewing gum, Chromosome, Ciclosporin, Clive A. Stace, Cultivar, Dibber, Dietary supplement, Eau de Cologne mint, Eriocitrin, Essential oil, Eucalyptol, Eucalyptus, European Medicines Agency, Flame ionization detector, Flavonoid, Flavoring, Flower, Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database, Food and Drug Administration, Fruit preserves, Galápagos Islands, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Great Lakes, Heartburn, Herbaceous plant, Herbal tea, Hesperidin, Hybrid (biology), Ice cream, Infertility, Invasive species, Irritable bowel syndrome, Itch, Β-Pinene, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Kaempferol, ... Expand index (42 more) »
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Adverse effect
An adverse effect is an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention, such as surgery.
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Alcoholic beverage
An alcoholic beverage (also called an adult beverage, alcoholic drink, strong drink, or simply a drink) is a beverage containing alcohol.
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Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
American Society for Horticultural Science
The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) is the world’s premier professional society for horticultural science.
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Andes Chocolate Mints
Andes Chocolate Mints are small rectangular candies.
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Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
Atomic gardening
Atomic gardening is a form of mutation breeding where plants are exposed to radiation.
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Bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, Long Island, a hamlet of the Town of Brookhaven.
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Candy
Candy, alternatively called sweets or lollies, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient.
Candy cane
A candy cane is a cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide, as well as Saint Nicholas Day.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
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Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene, more formally (−)-β-caryophyllene (BCP), is a natural bicyclic sesquiterpene that is a constituent of many essential oils, especially clove oil, the oil from the stems and flowers of Syzygium aromaticum (cloves), the essential oil of Cannabis sativa, copaiba, rosemary, and hops.
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Chewing gum
Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed.
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Chromosome
A chromosome is a package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.
Ciclosporin
Ciclosporin, also spelled cyclosporine and cyclosporin, is a calcineurin inhibitor, used as an immunosuppressant medication.
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Clive A. Stace
Clive Anthony Stace (born 1938) is a British botanist and botanical author.
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Cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and which retains those traits when propagated.
Dibber
A dibber or dibble or dibbler is a pointed wooden stick for making holes in the ground so that seeds, seedlings or small bulbs can be planted.
Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid.
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Eau de Cologne mint
Eau de Cologne mint, also known as orange mint and bergamot mint, is a cultivated mint. Peppermint and Eau de Cologne mint are mentha.
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Eriocitrin
Eriocitrin (eriodictyol glycoside) is a flavanone-7-O-glycoside between the flavanone eriodictyol and the disaccharide rutinose.
Essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants.
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Eucalyptol
Eucalyptol (also called cineole) is a monoterpenoid colorless liquid, and a bicyclic ether.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae.
European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products.
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Flame ionization detector
A flame ionization detector (FID) is a scientific instrument that measures analytes in a gas stream.
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Flavonoid
Flavonoids (or bioflavonoids; from the Latin word flavus, meaning yellow, their color in nature) are a class of polyphenolic secondary metabolites found in plants, and thus commonly consumed in the diets of humans.
Flavoring
A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food.
Flower
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).
Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database
The Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) website disseminates statistical data collected and maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Fruit preserves
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.
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Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator west of the mainland of South America.
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Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) is an analytical method that combines the features of gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications.
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Great Lakes
The Great Lakes (Grands Lacs), also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the east-central interior of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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Heartburn
Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia or acid indigestion, is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen.
Herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground.
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Herbal tea
Herbal teas, also known as herbal infusions and less commonly called tisanes (UK and US, US also), are beverages made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water; they do not usually contain any true tea (Camellia sinensis). Peppermint and herbal tea are herbs.
Hesperidin
Hesperidin is a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruits.
Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.
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Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert typically made from milk or cream that has been flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit, such as strawberries or peaches.
Infertility
Infertility is the inability of an animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.
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Invasive species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.
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Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements.
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Itch
An itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes a strong desire or reflex to scratch.
Β-Pinene
β-Pinene is a monoterpene, an organic compound found in plants.
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of pharmacy and pharmacology.
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Kaempferol
Kaempferol (3,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is a natural flavonol, a type of flavonoid, found in a variety of plants and plant-derived foods including kale, beans, tea, spinach, and broccoli.
Leaf
A leaf (leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis.
Limonene
Limonene is a colorless liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the volatile oil of citrus fruit peels.
Mentha
Mentha (also known as mint, from Greek μίνθα, Linear B mi-ta) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae (mint family). Peppermint and Mentha are herbs and Medicinal plants.
Mentha aquatica
Mentha aquatica (water mint; syn. Mentha hirsuta Huds.Euro+Med Plantbase Project) is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. Peppermint and Mentha aquatica are mentha.
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Menthofuran
Menthofuran is an organic compound found in a variety of essential oils including that of pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium).
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Menthol
Menthol is an organic compound, more specifically a monoterpenoid, made synthetically or obtained from the oils of corn mint, peppermint, or other mints.
Menthone
Menthone is a monoterpene with a minty flavor that occurs naturally in a number of essential oils.
Menthyl acetate
Menthyl acetate is a natural monoterpene which contributes to the smell and flavor of peppermint.
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Mint herbal tea
Mint tea is a herbal tea made by infusing mint leaves in hot water.
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Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Mosquito
Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species.
Mutation breeding
Mutation breeding, sometimes referred to as "variation breeding", is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals, radiation, or enzymes in order to generate mutants with desirable traits to be bred with other cultivars.
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Myalgia
Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue.
Neuralgia
Neuralgia (Greek neuron, "nerve" + algos, "pain") is pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, as in intercostal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Peppermint extract is a herbal extract of peppermint (Mentha × piperita) made from the essential oil of peppermint leaves.
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Perennial
In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.
Petal
Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers.
Phytoremediation technologies use living plants to clean up soil, air and water contaminated with hazardous contaminants.
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Pinene
Pinene is a collection of unsaturated bicyclic monoterpenes.
Plant disease resistance
Plant disease resistance protects plants from pathogens in two ways: by pre-formed structures and chemicals, and by infection-induced responses of the immune system.
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Pulegone
Pulegone is a naturally occurring organic compound obtained from the essential oils of a variety of plants such as Nepeta cataria (catnip), Mentha piperita, and pennyroyal.
Radium
Radium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ra and atomic number 88.
Rash
A rash is a change of the skin that affects its color, appearance, or texture.
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow horizontally. The rhizome also retains the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards.
Root
In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.
Seed
In botany, a seed is a plant embryo and food reserve enclosed in a protective outer covering called a seed coat (testa).
Soap
Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications.
Spearmint
Spearmint, scientific name Mentha spicata, also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. Peppermint and Spearmint are herbs and mentha.
Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera.
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Stolon
In biology, stolons (from Latin stolō, genitive stolōnis – "branch"), also known as runners, are horizontal connections between parts of an organism.
Terpenoid
The terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a class of naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon compound isoprene and its derivatives called terpenes, diterpenes, etc.
Tonne
The tonne (or; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.
Toothpaste
Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth.
Topical medication
A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body.
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Traditional medicine
Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the era of modern medicine.
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TRPM8
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M (melastatin) member 8 (TRPM8), also known as the cold and menthol receptor 1 (CMR1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRPM8 gene.
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Vegetative reproduction
Vegetative reproduction (also known as vegetative propagation, vegetative multiplication or cloning) is a form of asexual reproduction occurring in plants in which a new plant grows from a fragment or cutting of the parent plant or specialized reproductive structures, which are sometimes called vegetative propagules.
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Verticillium wilt
Verticillium wilt is a wilt disease affecting over 350 species of eudicot plants.
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Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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See also
Mentha
- Eau de Cologne mint
- Mentha
- Mentha × gracilis
- Mentha × villosa
- Mentha alaica
- Mentha aquatica
- Mentha arvensis
- Mentha atrolilacina
- Mentha australis
- Mentha canadensis
- Mentha cervina
- Mentha cunninghamii
- Mentha dahurica
- Mentha darvasica
- Mentha diemenica
- Mentha gattefossei
- Mentha grandiflora
- Mentha japonica
- Mentha laxiflora
- Mentha longifolia
- Mentha longifolia var. asiatica
- Mentha micrantha
- Mentha pamiroalaica
- Mentha pulegium
- Mentha requienii
- Mentha royleana
- Mentha satureioides
- Mentha suaveolens
- Mint diseases
- Minthe
- Peppermint
- Spearmint
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint
Also known as Candymint, Chocolate Mint (plant), Dulgo pole, Lime Mint, Mentha hortensis var. citrata, Mentha piperita, Mentha x piperita, Mentha × balsamea, Mentha × banatica, Mentha × braousiana, Mentha × concinna, Mentha × crispula, Mentha × durandoana, Mentha × exaltata, Mentha × fraseri, Mentha × glabra, Mentha × glabrata, Mentha × hercynica, Mentha × heuffelii, Mentha × hircina, Mentha × hirtescens, Mentha × hortensis, Mentha × hudsoniana, Mentha × kahirina, Mentha × langii, Mentha × napolitana, Mentha × nigricans, Mentha × odora, Mentha × officinalis, Mentha × pimentum, Mentha × piperoides, Mentha × schultzii, Mentha × tenuis, Mentha ×piperita, Oil of peppermint, Pepper mint, Peppermin, Peppermint Oil, Peppermint bush, Peppermints, Persian mint, Refined Murray, Roberts Mitcham, Todd's Mitcham.
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