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Descriptor English: Mentha piperita
Descriptor Spanish: Mentha piperita
Descriptor Mentha piperita
Entry term(s) Mentha x piperita
menta piperita
Scope note: Planta de la familia LAMIACEAE, de la que se extráe el aceite de hierbabuena.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mentha piperita
Descriptor French: Mentha piperita
Entry term(s): Mentha x piperita
Peppermint
Peppermints
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.583.520.483.444
HP4.018.602.600.582
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D036142
Scope note: A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that is the source of peppermint oil.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Plant Extracts (1973-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; PEPPERMINT was indexed under PLANT EXTRACTS 1973-2002
History Note: 2003; for PEPPERMINT use MENTHA PIPERITA (NM) 1973-2002
DeCS ID: 26922
Unique ID: D036142
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Mentha piperita - Preferred
Concept UI M0042619
Scope note A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that is the source of peppermint oil.
Preferred term Mentha piperita
Entry term(s) Mentha x piperita
Peppermint
Peppermints



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