Essential oil Mint (Field mint) - EO026
Botanic INCI: Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Synonym: Wild mint, corn mint.
Description: Wild mint is a herbaceous perennial plant generally growing to 10–60 cm tall. It has a creeping rootstock from which grow erect or semi-sprawling squarish stems. The leaves are in opposite pairs, simple, 2–6.5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, hairy, and with a coarsely serrated margin. The flowers are pale purple (occasionally white or pink), in whorls on the stem at the bases of the leaves. Each flower is 3 to 4 mm long and has a five-lobed hairy calyx, a four-lobed corolla with the uppermost lobe larger than the others and four stamens. The fruit is a two-chambered carpel.
Extraction: Mentha arvensis Leaf Oil is obtained by steam distillation from the leaves of the Horse Mint, Mentha arvensis L., Labiatae
Applications:
- Aromatherapy applications
- Fragrance component in perfumes and cosmetic products
Properties: Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiphlogistic, antipruritic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, carminative, cholagogue, cordial, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hepatic, nervine, stomachic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor and vermifuge.
Helps with: Acne, dermatitis, ringworm, scabies, toothache, neuralgia, muscular pain, palpitations, asthma, bronchitis, halitosis, sinusitis, spasmodic cough, colic, cramp, dyspepsia, flatulence and nausea.
Origin: India
CAS: 68917-18-0
Wholesale Essential oil Mint: 5 kg - 25 kg
