Mentha aquatica

Therea renumerous species of mint including peppermint, Mcnf/zapipenta, spearmint, Mentha spicata, and cornmint, Mentha arvensis. Mentha piperita is actually a hybrid species bred from spearmint Mentha spicata and watermint Mentha aquatica. They all contain subspecies and chemotypes. Mints have a long tradition of culinary, fragrance, cosmetic and therapeutic applications. 

Agastache foeniculum, Mentha aquatica (Lamiaceae) glycosides in Cirsium (Asteraceae),... 

Fern [leaf exudate], Ammi visnaga (Apiaceae), Asteraceae [leaf], Betulaceae [leaf bud exudate], Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgoaceae), Agastache foenicukim, Mentha aquatica (Lamiaceae) glycosides in Cirsium (Asteraceae), Linaria (Scrophulariaceae), Tiliajaponica (Tiliaceae) spp. 

Hesperetin Mentha aquatica M. spp. (Lamiaceae), Antifeedant (AROM)... 

Mint Mentha crispa (curled mint) Mentha spicata (spearmint) Mentha aquatica (water mint) (AofA)AofA lC( 2tQ)... 

The formation of a hybrid combines, in a single species, the desirable characteristics of two or more separate species. An example is peppermint which is a hybrid between Watermint (Mentha aquatica) and Spearmint (Mentha spicata). In medicinal plant research the usual tactic is to combine ( cross ) a plant with a high % content of the desired compound with a related plant with high phytomass or bulk, thus giving a high overall yield. 

The data from plants on mine dumps reveal a rather varied situation (Table 4) most species have contents less than 10 mg/kg, some have contents between 10 and 100 mg/ kg (generally higher in roots) and three species (A. ageratum, P. lanceolata and Mentha aquatica) have contents exceeding 100 mg/kg. In the last three species, Sb is mainly accumulated in the roots, reaching the highest values in A. ageratum (323 mg/kg) and M. aquatica (358 mg/kg). 

Mentha aquatica D - Labiatae Intermediate root H - perennial... 

Methylamine is used in dyeing and tanning in photographic developer, as a fuel additive, and as a rocket propellant. It is also used in organic synthesis and as a polymerization inhibitor. It occurs in certain plants, such as Mentha aquatica. 

Peppermint Mentha piperita L.) is a hybrid of spearmint (green mint, Mentha spicata) and water mint Mentha aquatica), which was bred in England (Mitcham, Surrey - now part of Greater London) around 1750. The plant also... 

Guido, S., B. Alessandra, F. Guido, and C. Luigi. 1997. Variability of essential oil composition of Mentha aquatica collected in two different habitats of North Tuscany, Italy. T ssent Qjl., 9 455-457. 

Zebelo SA, Bertea CM, Bossi S, Occhipinti A, Gnavi G, Maffei ME (2011) Chrysolina herbacea modulates terpenoid biosynthesis of Mentha aquatica L. PLoS One 6 el7195. doi 10.1371/joumal.pone.0017195... 

Changes in the monoterpene composition of Mentha aquatica have been produced by gene substitution. The oxidation of pulegone (11) to mentho-furan (16) is controlled by a single gene that is not completely dominant, whereas the reduction to menthone involves a different set. Changes in favour of low menthofuran composition have been produced in Mentha aquatica by gene substitution. 

The dried herb, Mentha aquatica, the water mint, yields about O i per cent, of essenual oil, having an odour of pennyroj-al. The characters of the oil are not well determined. An oil distilled by Schimmel A. Co. had a specific gravity 0 880 and optical rotation — 2" 34, whereas a sample examinetl by Tscjhirch had a specific gravity 0 9oo3, optical rotation -f- 64" 56", and refractive index i 1827. 

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