Flowers in wellspaced verticillasters in the leaf axils. The leaves are oblongelliptical to lanceolate, thinly to densely tomentose. Salvia fruticosa, mentha pulegium, 1,8cineole, thujone, camphor, pulegone, menthone bactrocera dacus oleae gmelin diptera. Mentha pulegium pennyroyal northern irelands priority. Investigation of antibacterial activity of ethanolic and. Most canadensys participants have dedicated their data to the public domain. American pennyroyal mentha pulegium plant profiler. Pennyroyal, mentha pulegium, easily at sand mountain. The humidity level is estimated by the following formula. Other major constituents of the essential oil, according to various studies5, include piperitenone and its oxide, piperitone and its oxide and pulegone.
Other trade names may be available, and other compounds also are labeled for this weed. Mentha longifolia thus approaches spearmint mentha spicata rather than peppermint m. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Fish samples were treated with water extract of 1 and 3% m. Essential oils of mentha pulegium and mentha rotundifolia from. Plants that attract pollinators and natural enemies. Media in category mentha pulegium the following 101 files are in this category, out of 101 total. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 125243 with original publication details. Pennyroyal is perhaps the shortest member of the mint family and is valuable in aromatherapy and herbal medicine. Students obtain, via steam distillation, pennyroyal essential oil that is analyzed by capillary gas chromatographymass spectrometry. These are not recognised in any major taxonomic work such.
Pennyroyal oil has showed an important fumigant effect against sitophilus oryzae l. Insecticidal and genotoxic effects of essential oils of. Crushed pennyroyal leaves emit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint. Pdf essential oil of mentha pulegium and mentha rotundifolia from.
This plant is a perennial aromatic herb with 10 to 45 cm. Pennyroyal has been used for centuries in herbal medicine. When it starts to grow tall a quick mow is a good way to keep it in check and lower to the ground. Hybridization occurs naturally where some species range overlap. Mentha pulegium in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pennyroyal is a traditional folk remedy, emmenagogue. Mentha pulegium, commonly european pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called squaw mint, mosquito plant and pudding grass, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, lamiaceae, native to europe, north africa, and the middle east. The effects of mentha pulegium water extract dipping on quality and shelf life of silver carp during superchilled storage were investigated. Lcmsbased metabolite profiling of methanolic extracts.
Kundnani college of pharmacy, worli, mumbai 18 1research centre, ajanta pharma ltd. The plant was particularly wellloved by the romans, who used it as a flea repellent and a cooking herb. This species of mint, a native of most parts of europe and parts of asia, is the pulegium of the romans, so named by pliny from its reputed power of driving away fleas pulex being the latin for flea, hence the italian pulce and the french puce. Pennyroyal is a pungent mint that spreads rapidly along the ground. Mentha pulegium article about mentha pulegium by the. Agronomy free fulltext antifungal activity of essential oil and. Determination of humidity of the plant a test sample of 20 g of leaves of mentha pulegium l is disposed to be dried in the open air. The flowers of mentha and lycopus are unusual in the british members of the lamiaceae in having the corolla with four approximately equal lobes. Mentha pulegium definition of mentha pulegium by medical. Pdf essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves of mentha pulegium l. Constituents of the aerial parts of pennyroyal that are highly concentrated in the essential oil include hedeomal, tannins, terpenes pulegone, alphapinene, betapinene, limonene, 3octanone, pcymene, 3octylacetate, 3octanol, 1octen3ol, 3methylcyclohexanone, menthone, piperitenone, and paraffins genitourinary effects.
It has been introduced to the americas, parts of asia, mozambique, australia and new zealand. Aromatherapy is not meant to be a replacement for care under a qualified health professional, but should be considered a complimentary modality. Lates calcarifer known as asian sea bass or barramundi is an important aquaculture candidate species owing to its high demand, and fast growth and has been successfully cultivated in netcages installed in brackish water, marine environments and freshwater ponds throughout the asianpacific region cheong, 1989, ravisankar and. It is highly distinctive especially by smell and is easily recognised.
Mentha pulegium definition of mentha pulegium by the. Herbicides are listed by mode of action and then alphabetically. Phytochemical study and insecticidal activity of mentha pulegium l. Article information, pdf download for chemical composition of the. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Mentha pulegium extract as a natural product for the inhibition of corrosion. The endophytic fungus stemphylium globuliferum was isolated from stem tissues of the moroccan medicinal plant mentha pulegium. It has a creeping rhizome with straight to creeping stems 40120 cm in height. The sample is weighed daily until its weight becomes constant. Extraction study and the antibacterial activity of phenol. The distribution of phenolic compounds in the methanolic extract showed a variation among studied plants. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places. All the constituents are within range and no adulterants were found.
The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Mentha pulegium pennyroyal petroselinum crispum parsley phacelia tanacetifolia phacelia tanacetum vulgare tansy thymus serpyllum coccineus crimson thyme tachinids carum carvi caraway cosmos bipinnatus cosmos white sensation foeniculum vulgare fennel medicago sativa alfalfa mentha spicata spearmint solidago virgaurea peter pan goldenrod. Chemical investigation yielded five new secondary metabolites, alterporriol g 4 and its. This chapter describes the therapeutic effects and uses of mentha species and. Lamiaceae pennyroyal is a mint with prostrate shoots and upright flowering stems with clusters of small lilaccoloured flowers, now confined in northern ireland to the shores of lough beg, north of lough neagh. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Mentha pulegium online atlas of the british and irish flora. Pdf in this research, the antibacterial activity of crude extracts obtained from leaves of pennyroyal mentha pulegium l. The lamiaceae family contains wide variety of aromatic plants mainly in temperate countries which is native in europe, north africa, asia minor, and near east 7, 8. The following specific use information is based on reports by researchers and land managers. Pennyroyal, brymlys mentha is a distinctive genus of the deadnettle family lamiaceae, labiatae which is instantly recognised by its distinctive minty smell. The herbs culinary use has fallen out of favor since the middle ages, likely due to its pungent taste and aroma. The plant can be consumed fresh or as a tea but not the essential oil, which is highly toxic. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. In australia the species is widely distributed in the temperate south southern and eastern new south wales, victoria, tasmania, southern south australia and. Mentha pulegium linnaeus database of vascular plants of. The information on is only provided for educational purposes, and further research should be done on each essential oil to be assured of its proper usage for each individual. Mentha pulegium is a traditional herbal remedy and culinary herb used for hundreds of years by various cultures.
Mentha pulegium pennyroyal mountain valley growers. Antioxidative and antigenotoxic effects of methanolic extract of mentha pulegium on human lymphocyte culture. Leaves narrowly ovate to narrowly elliptic, 830 mm long, 0. Effects of mentha pulegium water extract dipping on. Toxicity pennyroyal should not be used in pregnancy, as it stimulates uterine contraction.
European pennyroyal plants grown wild in western and central europe as well as in the mediterranean region are traditionally used for the preparation of teas and, to a limited extent, for food flavoring soups, stuffings. Medicinal and aromatic plants industrial pro files. Each plant profile in the database contains nomenclature info, botanical data, plant description, large, highresolution pictures, images and photos of the plants and its parts, detailed information. It has a lower growth habit than other mints which makes it an interesting ground cover. This is a shortlived perennial herb of seasonally inundated grassland, usually appearing within and around ephemeral pools and runnels. Extracts of the fungus, which was grown on solid rice medium, exhibited considerable cytotoxicity when tested in vitro against l5178y cells. This name given the plant in ancient times has been retained as its modern specific name.
Mentha pulegium pennyroyal seeds world seed supply. Pennyroyal and every herb sold is useful medicinally or in some other practical application, and many have beautiful and unusual flowers too. The objective of the present research work was to evaluate the antifungal activities of mentha pulegium essential oil eo and its major constituents. Mentha pulegium eurasian perennial mint have small lilacblue flowers and ovate leaves. This is the profile for the plant mentha pulegium peppermint plejju. Dense flowering population of mentha pulegium pennyroyal.
Mentha pulegium synonyms, mentha pulegium pronunciation, mentha pulegium translation, english dictionary definition of mentha pulegium. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. Its main value is as a digestive tonic where it increases the secretion of digestive juices and relieves flatulence and colic. British botanists have long considered there to be two varieties an upright form var. It is also an insecticide against moths, fleas and other pests, making it beneficial to have in a garden full of vulnerable plants. Many hybrids and cultivars are known the genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution across. Chemical composition of the essential oil of mentha pulegium.
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