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Mentha arvensis L. - syn.Mentha austriaca Jacq. - Lamiaceae
corn mint, field mint, wild mint, पुदीना Pudina (Hindi), Acker-Minze, Korn-Minze

Perennial herb, 10-30(-60)cm high, pubescent, native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in North America; leaves short petioled, opposite, simple, coarsely serrated; flowers pale purple, in whorls on the stem at the bases of the leaves.

The major components of the essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of M.arvensis growing in central India were menthol (71.40%), p-menthone (8.04%), iso-menthone (5.42%) and neo-menthol (3.18%).
[Chemical composition and antimycotic activity of the essential oils of corn mint (Mentha arvensis) and lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) against human pathogenic fungi. Pandey, A. K., Rai, M. K., Acharya, D., Pharmaceutical biology, Vol.41(6), 2003, 421-425]

Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1076/phbi.41.6.421.17825