Peppermint oil

965.5

964.809506

616-900-7

DTXSID6021113

Colorless to pale yellow-greenish liquid

103

0.00000

Liquid

09g/mLat 25°C(lit)

215°C(lit)

196°F

n20/D 1.461(lit.)

Insoluble in water

2-8°C

LD50 orl-rat: 2426 mg/kg JPMSAE 54,1071,65

Strong peppermint odor

PUNGENT TASTE

/ESSENTIAL OIL/ SPECIFIC OPTICAL ROTATION @ 20 °C: ITALIAN -16 TO -23 DEG; FRENCH -10 TO -29 DEG|/ESSENTIAL OIL/ ESTER VALUE: ITALIAN 14-34; FRENCH 14-19; NORTH AMERICAN 14-19|/ESSENTIAL OIL/ ESTER VALUE (AFTER ACETYLATION): ITALIAN 135-174; FRENCH 138-200; NORTH AMERICAN 157-193|/ESSENTIAL OIL/ KETONE CONTENT (AS MENTHONE): ITALIAN 19-30; FRENCH 19-30; NORTH AMERICAN 19-32|For more Other Experimental Properties (Complete) data for PEPPERMINT OIL (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

UN 1993 / PGIII

2

23-24/25

SC6125000

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

SRP: At the time of review, criteria for land treatment or burial (sanitary landfill) disposal practices are subject to significant revision. Prior to implementing land disposal of waste residue (including waste sludge), consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices.

Essential oils, oleoresins (solvent-free), and natural extractives (including distillates) that are generally recognized as safe for their intended use, within the meaning of section 409 of the Act. Peppermint is included on this list.

|Warning|H315 (90.94%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]|P261, P264, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P391, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 334 companies from 14 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

...SUBSTITUTION OF LESS IRRITATING SUBSTANCES...REDESIGN OF OPERATIONS...PREVENT CONTACT, PROVISION OF A PHYSICAL BARRIER AGAINST CONTACT, PROPER WASHING FACILITIES, WORK CLOTHING AND STORAGE FACILITIES, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, AND BARRIER CREAMS. MEDICAL CONTROL...

LD50 Rat oral 2426 mg/kg|LD50 Rat ip 819 mg/kg|LD50 Mouse oral 2490 mg/kg

MENTHA PIPERITA L HUDS...HYBRID FROM...M AQUATICA L & M VIRIDAS L; THE LATTER IS IN TURN A CROSS BETWEEN M SILVESTRIS L & M ROTUNDIFOLIA L. M PIPERITA...TWO VARIETIES: M PIPERITA OFFICINALIS PALLENS CAMUS (WHITE MINT) AND M PIPERITA OFFICINALIS RABESCENS CAMUS (BLACK MINT).|(1984) /Peppermint oil derived from Mentha piperita, and cornmint and peppermint oil derived from Menta arvensis/

Parasympatholytics; Antiemetics|Peppermint oil is extensively used as a ... carminative, antiseptic, and local anesthetic in cold, cough, and other preparations (lozenges, syrups, ointments, tablets, etc.). Enteric coated peppermint oil capsules have been examined as a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome; enteric coating allows oil to reach colon in an unmetabolized state; treatment is contraindicated with meals ... and in achlorhydria. Peppermint oil has been recommended as an adjunct to colonoscopy; a diluted suspension of the oil is sprayed on the endoscope to reduce colonic spasm.|TRADITIONAL MEDICINE: Peppermint, spearmint, and their oils reportedly used in both western and eastern cultures as aromatic, stomachic, stimulant, antiseptic, local anesthetic, and antispasmodic in treating indigestion, nausea, sore throat, diarrhea, colds, headaches, toothaches, and cramps. ... /has/ been reported used in cancers.|MEDICATION (VET): CARMINATIVE

Drugs used to prevent NAUSEA or VOMITING. (See all compounds classified as Antiemetics.)|Agents that inhibit the actions of the parasympathetic nervous system. The major group of drugs used therapeutically for this purpose is the MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS. (See all compounds classified as Parasympatholytics.)

TWO HUMAN PATIENTS WHO CHRONICALLY CONSUMED LARGE QUANTITIES OF PEPPERMINT CANDY PRESENTED WITH IDIOPATHIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RESISTANT TO QUINIDINE THERAPY.|Adverse effects: atrial fibrillation, muscle pain, cooling sensation, burning sensation. /From table/|Peppermint and cornmint oils have been reported to have cytotoxic properties.|... Splash of peppermint oil in the eye caused a loss of corneal epithelium, corneal infiltration, release of pigment into the anterior chamber with deposits on the back of the cornea, but in the course of sixteen days the irritation subsided ... .

oleum menthae piperitae

INFUSION (2%), FLUID EXTRACT, & TINCTURE (20% IN 70% ETHANOL) /PEPPERMINT/|Not less than 50% total menthol including 5-9% esters calculated as menthyl acetate; menthyl isovalerate, menthone, inactive pinene, L-limonene, cadinene, phellandrene, some acetaldehyde, isovaleric aldehyde, amyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfide.|Grades: Technical; USP, FCC (Food Chemicals Codex)|IT CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 3% BY VOLUME OF OIL OF PEPPERMINT. /PEPPERMINT EXTRACT/

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing|Oils, peppermint: ACTIVE|ESSENTIAL OIL (TRI-RECTIFIED) IS EXTENSIVELY USED IN FLAVORING CANDIES, BITTER CHOCOLATES, TOBACCO, TOOTHPASTES, & OTHER PRODUCTS. /ESSENTIAL OIL (TRI-RECTIFIED)/|PEPPERMINT OIL...REPORTED USED IN FOLLOWING: NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 99 PPM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 240 PPM, ICE CREAM, ICES, ETC 110 PPM, CANDY 1,200 PPM, BAKED GOODS 300 PPM, GELATINS & PUDDINGS 75-200 PPM; CHEWING GUM 8,300 PPM, MEATS 8.0 PPM, ICINGS 5.0-54 PPM, TOPPING 650 PPM.|THE DRIED FLOWERING TOPS...USED TO PREPARE...PEPPERMINT TEA & THE INFUSION. ...ALSO IN SMALL QUANTITIES IN...LIQUEURS & SPECIAL BITTERS. /PEPPERMINT/|FEMA NUMBER 2848|THE MAIN CONSTITUENTS ARE IDENTICAL IN ALL OIL VARIETIES, BUT THE RELATIVE RATIOS VARY WIDELY. CONSTITUENTS INCLUDE ALPHA- AND BETA-PINENE, LIMONENE, CINEOL, ETHYL AMYLCARBINOL, MENTHONE, ISOMENTHONE MENTHOFURAN, MENTHOL, NEOMENTHOL, ISOMENTHOL MENTHYL ACETATE, & PIPERITONE.

AOAC 920.147. Peppermint, Spearmint, and Wintergreen Extracts. Gas Chromatography Method.

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