Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Medicinal Plant Names Services

Non-scientific name:

peppermint

3 Accepted name(s) for "peppermint":

Accepted name
Mentha canadensis L.
Mentha × piperita L.
Ocimum americanum L.

23 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	Mentha canadensis L.	dried aerial parts	aerial parts
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	Mentha canadensis L.	dried aerial part	aerial part
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	Mentha canadensis L.	dried aerial parts	aerial parts
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)	Mentha piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Mentha piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
ISO Catalogue (2009)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	oil
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	essential oil	overground parts
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	dried leaf	leaf
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Leaf oil, Essential oil, Oil	Herb, Leaf
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)	Mentha piperita Linne	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	dried leaf and flowering top	leaf and flowering top
ISO Catalogue (2009)	Mentha piperita Linnaeus	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.		leaf
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)	Mentha ×piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)	Mentha piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.		Leaf
Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)	Mentha piperita	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Oil	Branch
Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)	Mentha piperita	Mentha × piperita L. MPNS Best Guess	Mentha × piperita L.		Branch
Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)	Mentha piperita	Mentha × piperita L. MPNS Best Guess	Mentha × piperita L.	Oil
ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009)	Mentha x piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	essential oil	aerial parts, leaf
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)	Mentha piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	dried leaf and flowering top	leaf, flowering top
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)	Mentha piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	Mentha × piperita L.	dried leaf and flowering top	leaf, flowering top
Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)	Ocimum americanum L.	Ocimum americanum L.	Ocimum americanum L.

69 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "peppermint":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
aetheroleum menthae piperitae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
amentha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
american mint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
arq peppermint	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balm mint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
black peppermint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bo he	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
bohe	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
brandy mint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
cabra-caa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
curled mint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
curly mint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
doun menta piperita	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
dried peppermint	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
folium menthae piperitae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
hairy peppermint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
herba menthae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
hierbabuena	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
hortela pimenta	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
hortelã-pimenta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
katzenkraut	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
la menta	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
lamb mint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
lamint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
menta piemonte	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
menta piperina	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
menta piperita	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
mentea peperina	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
mentha pepe	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
mentha piperita	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
menthae haplocalycis herba	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
menthae herba	Pharmaceutical	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
menthae piperitae aetheroleum	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
menthae piperitae folium	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
menthe	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
menthe anglaise	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
menthe poivrée	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
menthol	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
mjata perečnaja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
moto yuyo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
ni naa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
ni’na el fulfully	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
nána	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
oil of peppermint	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
pepermin	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
pepermint	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peppar mint aenne soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pepparmynta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
pepper mint	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
pfefferminzblätter	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
pfefferminze	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
piperita	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
piperment	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pipermint	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pipurment	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
podin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
podina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pudeena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
pudina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pudna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pum hub	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
puthina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
roghan podina vilayati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vilaayathi pudina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vilaiti-pudina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
weiße minze	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
white peppermint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
yerba mota	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
薄荷	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)