Hints
- Digestion and liver stimulation: 1 drop of essential oil taken internally in a bit of honey.
- Fresh breath: 1 drop on the tongue or as a gargle.
- Drowsiness: Apply 2 drops on the forehead and on the nape and breathe in its vivifying aroma.
- Knocks and bruises: Apply 3 or 4 drops of pure essential oil on the affected spot.
- Itch: Apply pure essential oil (for ex., on an insect bite) directly or diluted in St-John’s-Wort or sweet almond oil for a larger surface.
- Headache and sinusitis: Apply 2 drops of pure essential oil on the temples, nape and forehead. You can also prepare a massage oil combining peppermint with lavender (3 or 4 drops in a spoonful of St-John’s-Wort or almond oil) for the neck-nape-shoulders-upper back region.
- Mosquitoes and itching: See above.
- Congestion: Pour 2 drops in the palm of your hand (can be combined with lavender), rub hands together and breathe in with each nostril 3 or 4 times.
- Sunburns: Mix 1 drop of peppermint oil and 1 drop of lavender oil in a spoonful of St-John’s-Wort oil and apply gently on the affected area.
Chromatography
Lot B-MEPIIND08Q (2015/06)
India
- Monoterpenols: menthol (35,44 %), neomenthol (4,54 %)
- Monoterpenones: menthone (25 %), isomenthone (4,55 %)
- Terpene ester: menthyle acetate (5,27 %)
- Terpine oxide: 1,8 cineole (4,30 %)
Lot B-MEPIIND07R (2016/06)
India
- Monoterpenols: menthol (33,83 %), neomenthol (3,47 %)
- Monoterpenones: menthone (25,06 %), isomenthone (4,43 %)
- Terpene ester: menthyle acetate
- (6,08 %)
- Terpene oxide: 1.8-Cineole (4,49 %)
- Sesquiterpene: β-caryophyllene (3,84 %)
Lot B-MEPIIND12R (2017/10)
India
- Monoterpenol : l menthol (42,04 %)
- Monoterpenone : menthone (25,76 %)
Lot B-MEPIIND01S (2017/10)
India
- Monoterpenol : l menthol (42,04 %)
- Monoterpenone : menthone (25,76 %)
Lot B-MEPIIND08S (2018/07)
India
- Monoterpenol: l menthol (41,70 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (25,16 %)
- Terpene Oxide: 1.8-Cineole (4,66 %)
Lot BMEPIIND03T (2018/12)
India
- Monoterpenol: l menthol (38,25 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (28,30 %)
- Terpene Oxide: 1.8-Cineole (4,91 %)
Lot BMEPIIND07T (2018/12)
India
- Monoterpenol: l menthol (38,25 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (28,30 %)
- Terpene Oxide: 1.8-Cineole (4,91 %)
Lot BMEPIIND11U (2020/08)
India
- Monoterpenol: l menthol (35,20 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (25,10 %)
- Terpene Oxide: 1.8-Cineole (5,90 %)
Lot BMEPIIND01V (2020/12)
India
- Monoterpenol: l menthol (34,19 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (24,60 %)
- Terpene Oxide: 1.8-Cineole (6,10 %)
Lot BMEPIIND08V (2021/07)
India
- Monoterpenol: menthol (35,5 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (24,8 %)
Lot BMEPIIND12W (2022/10)
India
- Monoterpenol: l menthol (37,81 %)
- Monoterpenone: menthone (23,20 %)
Lot BMEPIIND01Y (2024/01)
India
- Monoterpenol: Menthol (40,08 %)
- Monoterpenone: Menthone (23,87 %)