Plant Details

Accepted name:: Mentha × piperita L. [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aetheroleum menthae piperitae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
alevante	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
amentha	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
american mint	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
arq peppermint	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balm mint	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
black peppermint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
brandy mint	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cabra-caa	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
curled mint	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
curly mint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
doun menta piperita	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
dried peppermint	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
elevante	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
folia menthae piperitae	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
folium menthae piperitae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
hairy peppermint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hierba buena	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017)
hierbabuena	Other	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
hierbabuena china	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
hierbabuena de menta	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
hierbabuena de olor	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
hierbabuena, aceite esencial	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
hierbabuena, hojas	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
hortela pimenta	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
hortelã	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
hortelã pimenta	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
hortelã pimenta óleo volátil	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
hortelã-pimenta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
kallowena	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
katzenkraut	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
la menta	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lamb mint	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
lamint	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
malva	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
menta	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Herbal Market of Cyprus (Karousou & Deirmentzoglou, 2011) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
menta inglesa	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
menta piemonte	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
menta piperina	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
menta piperita	Other	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
menta, aceite esencial	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
menta, hoja	Other	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
mentea peperina	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mentha pepe	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
mentha piperita	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
menthae piperitae aetheroleum	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
menthae piperitae folium	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
menthe	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
menthe anglaise	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
menthe poivre	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
menthe poivrée	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
menthol	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
mint	Other	Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011)
mjata perečnaja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
moto yuyo	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
ménta	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
nana	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
nanā	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ndamba	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ni naa	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
ni’na el fulfully	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
nána	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
oil of peppermint	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
oleum menthae piperitae	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
pepermin	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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 Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pepper mint	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
peppermint	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
peppermint leaf	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
peppermint oil	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
peppermint spirit	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
peppermint water	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
pfefferminzblätter	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
pfefferminze	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
pfefferminzöl	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
piperita	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pudeena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
pudina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pudna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pum hub	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 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)
vilaayati pudinaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vilaiti-pudina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
weiße minze	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
white peppermint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yerba mota	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
yerbabuena	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
μένθα	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
نعنا	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
نعنع	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
辣薄荷	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Leaf		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
leaf		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Branch		Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Branch	Oil	Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Hojas	Hojas desecadas	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
leaf, flowering top	dried leaf and flowering top	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Leaf		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Herb, Leaf	Leaf oil, Essential oil, Oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
leaf, essential oil		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
leaf, essential oil		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
whole plant with roots, leaves		Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
aerial parts		Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017)
leaf, aerial part, entire plant		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
	oil, extract	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
overground parts of the flowering plant	fresh overground parts of the flowering plant	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018)
overground parts	overground parts of the flowering plant	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
overground parts	essential oil	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
leaf		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
leaf	whole or cut dried leaves	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
whole aboveground plant, flowering	oil	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
leaf and flowering top	dried leaf and flowering top	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
leaf	whole or cut dried leaf	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
leaf	dried, whole or cut leaf	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
	oil	ISO Catalogue (2009)
leaf		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
aerial parts, leaf	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Leaf		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
leaf	dried leaves, whole, broken, cut or powdered	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
overground parts	fresh overground parts	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010)
leaf	Whole or cut dried leaves	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
leaf, flowering top	dried leaf and flowering top	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
leaf	dried leaves	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
partes aéreas frescas de la planta florida		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 63 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Mentha × piperita var. officinalis Sole Menth. Brit.: 15 (1798).
Mentha aquatica var. langii (Geiger ex T.Nees) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 116 (1866).
Mentha aquatica f. piperita (L.) G.Mey. Chloris Han.: 290 (1836).
Mentha aquatica var. piperita (L.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 115 (1866).
Mentha aquatica convar. subspicata Alef. Landw. Fl.: 115 (1866), nom. illeg.
Mentha canescens var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 375 (1909).
Mentha glomerata var. piperita (L.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 362 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
Mentha hortensis var. citrata Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1833: 14 (1833).
Mentha × balsamea Willd. Enum. Pl.: 608 (1809).
Mentha × banatica Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 403 (1890).
Mentha × braousiana Pérard Rev. Monogr. Mentha: 8 (1878).
Mentha × concinna Pérard Cat. Rais. Pl. Montluçon, Suppl.: 21 (1878).
Mentha × crispula Wender. Flora 12(1 Erg.): 27 (1829).
Mentha × durandoana Malinv. ex Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 669 (1890).
Mentha × exaltata Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 417 (1890).
Mentha × fraseri Druce Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 8: 315 (1927 publ. 1928).
Mentha × glabra Bellardi ex Colla Herb. Pedem. 4: 430 (1835), nom. illeg.
Mentha × glabrata Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 75 (1794).
Mentha × hercynica Röhl. Deutschl. Fl., ed. 2, 2: 328 (1812).
Mentha × heuffelii Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 404 (1890).
Mentha × hircina Hull Brit. Fl. 1: 127 (1799).
Mentha × hircina J.Fraser J. Bot. 70: 40 (1932).
Mentha × hirtescens Haw. ex Spach Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 13: 148 (1895).
Mentha × hortensis Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1833: 14 (1833), nom. illeg.
Mentha × hudsoniana Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 402 (1890).
Mentha × kahirina Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 213 (1775).
Mentha × langii Geiger ex T.Nees Düsseld. Samml. Suppl. 2: 25 (1833).
Mentha × maximilianea var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq. Lab. Alp. Mar.: 64 (1891).
Mentha × napolitana Ten. Fl. Napol. 5: t. 242 (1836).
Mentha × nigricans Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 12 (1768).
Mentha × odora Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 80 (1796), nom. superfl.
Mentha × officinalis Hull Brit. Fl. 1: 127 (1799).
Mentha × pimentum Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh. Comp. Fl. German. 2: 13 (1825).
Mentha × piperita var. balsamea (Willd.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 377 (1909).
Mentha × piperita var. beckeri Briq. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
Mentha × piperita var. braousiana (Pérard) Briq. in É.A.J.De Wildeman & T.A.Durand, Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 694 (1903).
Mentha × piperita var. calophylla Briq. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
Mentha × piperita var. calvifolia Briq. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
Mentha × piperita var. crispula (Wender.) Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 403 (1890).
Mentha × piperita var. durandoana (Malinv. ex Batt.) Briq. Lab. Alp. Mar.: 72 (1891).
Mentha × piperita var. globosiceps Briq. Lab. Alp. Mar.: 73 (1891).
Mentha × piperita var. hercynica (Röhl.) Briq. in É.A.J.De Wildeman & T.A.Durand, Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 694 (1903).
Mentha × piperita var. heuffelii (Heinr.Braun) Topitz Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 154 (1916 publ. 1917).
Mentha × piperita var. hircina Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 366 (1821 publ. 1822).
Mentha × piperita var. hispidula Briq. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 704 (1894).
Mentha × piperita var. hudsoniana Heinr.Braun Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 402 (1890).
Mentha × piperita var. langii W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 250 (1833).
Mentha × piperita var. officinalis W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 250 (1833), nom. illeg.
Mentha × piperita var. ouweneelii Lebeau & Lambinon Bull. Soc. Échange Pl. Vasc. Eur. Occid. Bassin Médit. 22: 21 (1986-1987 publ. 1988).
Mentha × piperita var. pennsylvanica Briq. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 703 (1894).
Mentha × piperita var. pimentum (Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 596 (1881).
Mentha × piperita var. piperoides (Malinv.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 378 (1909).
Mentha × piperita var. poicila Topitz Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 217 (1913).
Mentha × piperita f. puberula Topitz Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 64 (1914).
Mentha × piperita f. rotundella Topitz Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 218 (1913).
Mentha × piperita var. subhirsuta Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 176 (1833).
Mentha × piperita var. sylvestris Sole Menth. Brit.: 53, 24 (1798).
Mentha × piperita var. vulgaris Sole Menth. Brit.: 19, 8 (1798).
Mentha × piperoides Malinv. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 653 (1907).
Mentha × schultzii Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz Arch. Fl. France Allemagne 2: 283 (1858).
Mentha × suavis var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq. in É.A.J.De Wildeman & T.A.Durand, Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 696 (1903).
Mentha × tenuis Frank ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 169 (1848), not validly publ.
Mentha × viridis var. piperita (L.) Corb. Nouv. Fl. Normandie: 469 (1894).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Menta x piperita L.	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
Mentha piperata Linn. emend. Huds.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Mentha piperita	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Mentha piperita (L.) Hudson	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Mentha piperita (L.) Hudson var. officinalis Sde.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Mentha piperita (L.) Hudson var. officinalis Sde. forma rubescens Camus	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Mentha piperita L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008) Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Mentha piperita Linnaeus	ISO Catalogue (2009)
Mentha piperita Linne	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Mentha piperita Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Mentha x piperita	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011) Med. Pl. Mexico (Heinrich et al., 1998) Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Mentha x piperita L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Ethnobot. in W Granada Province, Spain (Benítez et al., 2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) ISO Catalogue (2009) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Mentha × piperita	Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)
Mentha × piperita L	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010)
Mentha × piperita L.	Herbal Market of Cyprus (Karousou & Deirmentzoglou, 2011) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Mentha ×piperita L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

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