Mentha is a genus of the mint family (LAMIACEAE). It is known for species having characteristic flavor and aroma.

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that is the source of peppermint oil.

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE having characteristic flavor.

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that contains pulegone. Do not confuse with 'American false pennyroyal' (HEDEOMA).

The mint plant family. They are characteristically aromatic, and many of them are cultivated for their oils. Most have square stems, opposite leaves, and two-lipped, open-mouthed, tubular corollas (united petals), with five-lobed, bell-like calyxes (united sepals).

Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.

Compounds with a core of 10 carbons generally formed via the mevalonate pathway from the combination of 3,3-dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate. They are cyclized and oxidized in a variety of ways. Due to the low molecular weight many of them exist in the form of essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE).

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE best known for the thyme spice added to foods.

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain pulicanadienes and other cytotoxic SESQUITERPENES.

Enzymes of the isomerase class that catalyze reactions in which a group can be regarded as eliminated from one part of a molecule, leaving a double bond, while remaining covalently attached to the molecule. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 5.5.

A plant genus of the family POACEAE which is a source of citronella oil and lemongrass oil.

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The common name of marigold is also used for CALENDULA.

A plant species of the genus OCIMUM, family LAMIACEAE. It is a condiment with carminative properties.

An alcohol produced from mint oils or prepared synthetically.

A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses (POACEAE) they eat. Infestation of man is accidental.

Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.

A class of compounds composed of repeating 5-carbon units of HEMITERPENES.

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE that has long been used in folk medicine for treating wounds.

A plant genus of the family VERBENACEAE. Members contain lantadene and other TRITERPENES.

A class of phenolic acids related to chlorogenic acid, p-coumaric acid, vanillic acid, etc., which are found in plant tissues. It is involved in plant growth regulation.