| Product Name |
Peppermint Oil |
| Botanical name |
Mentha piperita |
| Family |
Gramineae |
| Color |
Almost colourless to palest yellow to yellow green |
| Description & extraction |
Peppermint is a hybrid species of spearmint and water mint (Mentha
aquatica). The essential oils are gathered by steam distillation of the
fresh aerial parts of the flowering plant. The most active ingredients
Include menthol (35-45%) and menthone (10-30%). |
| Chemical Components |
menthol (7-48%), menthone (20-46%), menthyl acetate (3-10%),
Menthofuran (1-17%) and 1,8-cineol (3-6%). |
| Toxicological Properties |
Peppermint oil are antiseptic, antiviral, bactericide, cytophylactic,
Digestive, febrifuge and hydrating. |
| Appearance |
Mobile liquid. |
| Colour |
Almost colourless to palest yellow to yellow green |
| Odour |
minty odour |
| Specific Gravity |
0.880 - 0.916 |
| Optical Rotation |
-0.5o To +0.75o |
| Refractive Index: |
1.450 -1.470 |
