MOQ | 500 kg |
Port | Karachi port |
Packaging | HDPE Drums of 10 kg and 20kg |
Lead Time | 30 days |
color | Brown | appearance | Fine powder |
odor | characteristic |
Common Name:
Peppermint, Hierba Buena, Menta negra and Menthe
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Introduction
(Lamiaceae family) is one of the herbs most widely used
worldwide, with a long history of safe use in medicinal
preparations. Its leaf is used as a remedy for common cold,
inflammation of the mouth, pharynx, liver, as well as disorders
in the gastrointestinal tract such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
cramps, flatulence and dyspepsia. It is also used as antioxidant,
antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and
anti-carcinogenic. plant is known for having several
phytochemicals, including polyphenols that are highly effective
antioxidants and are less toxic than the synthetic ones. This
property makes it of great interest to the Food Industry, since
the phenolic compounds retard the oxidative degradation of lipids
improving the quality and nutritional value of
food.
It is also of great interest for Medicine due to its medicinal
activities as antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, antimicrobial
and antioxidant properties. The presence of flavonoids such as
eriocitrin, narirutin, hesperidin, luteolin-7-O-rutinoside,
isorhoifolin, diosmin, rosmarinic acid, and 5,
7-dihydroxycromone-7-O-rutinoside exert anti-allergic
effects.
Constituents:
Flavonoids, phenolic acids, menthol, menthone caffeic acid,
acetaldehyde, amyl alcohol, menthyl esters, limonene, pinene,
cardial glycosides, phellandrene, cadinene, pugelone, and
dimethyl sulfide.
(Ratio
Extract)
Scientific Name:
Mentha piperita
Part used:
Leaf
Biological activity: Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, alleviate stomach pain and treat biliary disorders, dyspepsia, Intestinal colic, and spasms of the bile duct, gallbladder, and gastrointestinal tract.
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