Mentha Arvensis

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Mentha Arvensis is the scientific name of what we all know as Pudina. The image, which is formed when we think of Pudina, is of green fresh leaves, which relieve us and also of the spicy chutney made at home. Our Mentha Arvensis Extract is derived from Mentha Arvensis Leaf and serves as natural painkiller as well as a refreshing agent. Mentha Arvensis Oil is used in toothpastes and drugs. Today, we are counted among the chief Exporters of Pudina.

Common Name : Pudina / Corn Mint

Plant Parts Used : Parts Used. Leaves, flowering tops, stems, extract

Description
A small herb of erect habit. Stem short, branched, square and creeping rhizomes. Leaves narrow below stalked, oblong, lanceolate toothed, 3-6 cm long. Small lilac flowers are in whorls.

Characteristics and Constituents
The main constituents of oil are 4.5-10% esters- Menthyl acetate, not less than 44% free alcohols calculated as menthol and 15-20% of ketones calculated as methonic. M. arvensis yields 70-90% of menthol. A key intermediate (+) pulegone that appears to be either oxidised to mentho-furane or reduced to (+) isomethone or (-) menthone, which are further reduced and converted to esters, menthone giving menthol and menthyl acetate. The other component found are ? - pipene, ? -thujene, -Iimonine, ?-phellandrene, cineol piperitone, caryophyllene and unidentified sesquiterpene.