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Peppermint

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Nomenclature

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Botanical name:-

Mentha aquatica

Common name:-

Peppermint

Local name:-

podeena

Family:-

Leguminaseae

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Origion

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Native of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian.

It is one of the world’s oldest medicinal herbs

Used for aromatic and medicinal crops produced in the U.S in ancient times.

Ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian cultures used the herb in cooking and

medicine.

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Botany

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Pernnial

50-60 cm (3-4 feet) high

stems are usually reddish-purple and

smooth.

The leaves are short, oblong-ovate

and serrate.

The flowers are white to purple-

pinkish and appear in the summer

months.

The plant has runners above and

below ground.

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Biochemistry

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Peppermint: Potentially Active Chemical Constituents

Volatile oils:menthol, menthone , menthyl acetate .

Monoterpenes

Caffeic acids

Flavonoids

Tannins

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Medicinal uses

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used in treating skin problems. It is especially useful in treating acne,

itching, inflammation, and burns. Internally, it is considered excellent for

indigestion and gastrointestinal problems.

Mint is carminative, stimulative, and antispasmodic.

Mint is good for colds, flu and fevers. helps in digestion, rheumatism,

hiccups, stings, ear aches, flatulence and for throat and sinus ailments.

helps with motion sickness.

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Medicinal uses

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it relieves indigestion, biliousness, flatulence, iron

deficiency anemia.

Including pudina chutney in everyday meal is very good

for health.

Tea prepared with pudina leaves to which a tsp. each of

lime juice and honey are added is an excellent cure for

common cold, sore throat and that bloated sensation in

the stomach after a heavy meal.

A face pack of fresh pudina leaves cures pimples and

blackheads and is a very good moisturizer.

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Essential Oil

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pharmaceutical products throughout the world oil is the most extensively used of all the volatile

oils. as a tea, tincture, oil, or extract, and applied

externally as a rub or liniment. oil vapor is used as an inhalant for respiratory

congestion. Peppermint tea is used to treat coughs, bronchitis,

and inflammation of the oral mucosa and throat. treat a variety of digestive complaints such as colic

in infants, flatulence, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea and vomiting, morning sickness and anorexia, and as a spasmolytic to reduce gas and cramping

treat irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, gallbladder and biliary tract disorders, and liver complaints

relieve menstrual cramps headaches, migraines and chicken pox

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Production Technology

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Climate

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Proper temperature and day length are essential to the quality and quantity of oil

produced.

Mint requires long periods of sunlight to obtain the largest quantity of oil.

Oil quality is highest when mint is grown in locations with hot days and cool nights.

Cool night-time temperatures minimize the presence of menthofuran, which

imparts a bitter taste to the oil.

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Soil Requirements

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Mint can grow in a variety of soils,

but prefers soils that are well-

drained.

In Pakistan mint is grown on(all types

of soils) silt, clay, and sandy soils.

Sowing Time:-Oct-Nov

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Planting

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Peppermint sown through root stock.

This stock is obtained from tip cuttings.

Root stock can be expensive, and is mostly used

when planting a field to mint for the first time.

On fields that have been previously planted to

mint root stock can regrow(ratoon crop).

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Irrigation

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Always moisturised soil.

Irrigate after every week until soil

not fully covered.

After vegetation cover irrigate

when desired.

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Fertilizer

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Nitrogen(100 kg) is an important element in mint production, and helps

enhance leaf growth by delaying maturity.

Phosphorus and potassium(70-70) are also added to the soil, when needed, to

enhance fertility.

Lime may be needed to raise the pH to between 5.5 and 6.5.

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Packing and Shipping Mint

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harvesting activities including

cutting

chopping

distilling.

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Insect , Pest

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Insects:-

mint-flea beetle

Caterpillars

spider mites

root borer

Diseases:-

Verticillium wilt (soil-borne fungus)

Mint rust

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Bibliography

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Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

The Critical Role of Nutrient Management in Mint Production B y B . B r o w n , J . M . H a r t , M . P. We s c o t t , a n d N . W. C h r i s t e n s e

Boersma, Robert. Analyst. Agricultural Marketing Service. Fruits and Vegetables Economic Analysis Branch. Personal Communication. May 1995.

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