PE001 Peppermint Oil
Formula | MI Number | CAS Number | C.I.Number |
| 6758 | | |
- MI: Merck Index Number
- CAS: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number
- C.I.: Chemical Index Number
Background
Peppermint oil is the steam-distilled volatile oil from fresh flowering plant Mentha piperita. The constituents inlcude 50% menthol, menthyl acetate, menthyl isovalerate, menthone, inactive pinene, l-limonene, cadinene, phellandrene.
Beschreibung (ger)
Pfefferminzöl, aus den blühenden Zweigspitzen des
Pfefferminzkrautes gewonnen, ist ein weitverbreiteter Aromastoff in
Arzneimitteln (z.B. Halstabletten, Rheumabäder) und wird zur
Herstellung von alkoholischen Getränken eingesetzt.
Synonyms
Peppermint oil
Oil of Peppermint
Colpermin
Mintec
Uses
Flavor
Carminative
Liquors
Toothpaste
Cross-Reactions
Unusual Reactions
References
1. Calnan, C.D., Oil of cloves, laurel, lavender, peppermint.. Contact Dermatitis Newsletter, 1970. 7: p. 148.
2. Dooms-Goossens, A., et al., Turpentine-induced hypersensitivity to peppermint oil. Contact Dermatitis, 1977. 3(6): p. 304-8.
3. Andersen, K.E., Contact allergy to toothpaste flavors. Contact Dermatitis, 1978. 4(4): p. 195-8.
4. Wilkinson, S.M. and M.H. Beck, Allergic contact dermatitis from menthol in peppermint. Contact Dermatitis, 1994. 30(1): p. 42-3.
This information originates from
Trey Truett, MD
truettap@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu.