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- The botanical name of
peppermint is Mentha piperita and it belongs to the Lamiaceae
family.
- The part of peppermint
that is used medicinally is the aerial part, which contains volatile
oils (menthol, pulegone, cineole), bitter principles and tannins.
- Peppermint oil is
obtained from the leaves of the perennial herb, Mentha piperita L.
and M. arvensis var. piperascens a member of the Labiatae family.
- Peppermint oil is
extracted from the whole plant above ground just before flowering.
The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the fresh or partly
dried plant and the yield is 0.1 - 1.0 %.
- Steam distillation is
used in the extraction of Essential Oil from the plant material. It
is a special type of distillation or a separation process for
temperature sensitive materials like oils, resins, hydrocarbons,
etc. which are insoluble in water and may decompose at their boiling
point
- India is world’s
largest producer and exporter of mint oil. Mint oil and its
constituents and derivatives are used in food, pharmaceutical and
perfumery and flavouring industry.
- Menthol is the main
constituent of mentha oil and slow cooling through refrigeration,
crystallization, centrifugation and drying is done to obtain it. It
is used in the manufacture of lozenges, toothpastes, pain balms,
cold balms etc.
- Peppermint Oil is used
to cure indigestion, headaches, colic, gingivitis, irritable bowel
syndrome, spasms and rheumatism. It is also used in the manufacture
of Mint sweets and chocolates.
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