Botanical identity
An aromatic mint used as tea and in highly concentrated essential oil.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
Scientific name with authorshipMentha × piperita L.
Curated parts indexedLeaves and oil
Indexed scientific synonyms
Mentha aquatica f. piperita (L.) G.Mey.Mentha aquatica var. langii (Geiger ex T.Nees) Alef.Mentha aquatica var. piperita (L.) Alef.Mentha aquatica x spicataMentha aquatica × spicataMentha canescens var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) RouyMentha glomerata var. piperita (L.) GrayMentha hortensis var. citrata Ten.Mentha lavanduliodoraMentha officinalis LMentha xpiperita L.Mentha ×atrata Ehrh.Mentha ×balsamea Willd.Mentha ×banatica Heinr.BraunMentha ×braousiana PérardMentha ×concinna PérardMentha ×crispula Wender.Mentha ×durandoana Malinv.Mentha ×durandoana Malinv. ex Batt.Mentha ×exaltata Heinr.BraunMentha ×fraseri DruceMentha ×glabrata VahlMentha ×hercynica Röhl.Mentha ×heuffelii Heinr.BraunMentha ×hircina HullMentha ×hircina J.FraserMentha ×hirtescens Haw.Mentha ×hirtescens Haw. ex SpachMentha ×hirtescens Heinr.Braun & TopitzMentha ×hortensis Ten.Mentha ×hudsoniana Heinr.BraunMentha ×kahirina Forssk.Mentha ×langii Geiger ex T.NeesMentha ×maximilianea var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq.Mentha ×napolitana Ten.Mentha ×nigricans Mill.Mentha ×odora Salisb.Mentha ×officinalis HullMentha ×pimentum NeesMentha ×pimentum Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.Mentha ×piperata L., 1753Mentha ×piperita f. puberula TopitzMentha ×piperita f. rotundella TopitzMentha ×piperita var. balsamea (Willd.) RouyMentha ×piperita var. beckeri Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. braousiana (Pérard) Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. calophylla Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. calvifolia Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. crispula (Wender.) Heinr.BraunMentha ×piperita var. durandoana (Malinv. ex Batt.) Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. globosiceps Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. hercynica (Röhl.) Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. heuffelii (Heinr.Braun) TopitzMentha ×piperita var. hircina GrayMentha ×piperita var. hispidula Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. hudsoniana Heinr.BraunMentha ×piperita var. langii W.D.J.KochMentha ×piperita var. officinalis SoleMentha ×piperita var. officinalis W.D.J.KochMentha ×piperita var. ouweneelii Lebeau & LambinonMentha ×piperita var. pennsylvanica Briq.Mentha ×piperita var. pimentum (Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.) NymanMentha ×piperita var. piperitaMentha ×piperita var. piperoides (Malinv.) RouyMentha ×piperita var. poicila TopitzMentha ×piperita var. subhirsuta Benth.Mentha ×piperita var. sylvestris SoleMentha ×piperita var. vulgaris SoleMentha ×piperoides Malinv.Mentha ×schultzii Boutigny ex F.W.SchultzMentha ×suavis var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq.Mentha ×tenuis FrankMentha ×tenuis Frank ex Benth.Mentha ×viridis var. piperita (L.) Corb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Traditional and practical context
Traditionally used for digestive comfort and cooling preparations.
Evidence boundary
Evidence differs sharply between tea, enteric-coated oil and topical products.
Safety boundary
Essential oil is concentrated and requires age- and route-specific caution.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier450969-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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