Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Mentha arvensis
Scientific Name and Description
Mentha arvensis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Creeper
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Mentha crispa GARSAULT
Calamintha arvensis (L.) Garsault
Mentha agrestis Sole
Mentha agrestis Hegetschw.
Mentha agrestris Sole
Mentha albae-carolinae Heinr.Braun
Mentha alberti Sennen
Mentha allionii Boreau
Mentha angustifolia Schreb.
Mentha anomala Hérib.
Mentha approximata (Wirtg.) Strail
Mentha arenaria Topitz
Mentha arguta Opiz
Mentha argutissima Borbás & Heinr.Braun
Mentha argutissima var. subpilosa Topitz
Mentha arvensis var. caespitosa Boenn.
Mentha arvensis var. lanceolata Becker
Mentha arvensis var. legitima Becker
Mentha arvensis var. minor Becker
Mentha arvensis var. parietariifolia Becker
Mentha arvensis subsp. parietariifolia (Becker) Briq.
Mentha arvensis var. parviflora Boenn.
Mentha arvensis var. procumbens Becker
Mentha arvensis var. radicans Boenn.
Mentha atrovirens Host
Mentha austriaca Jacq.
Mentha badensis J.Fellm. ex Ledeb.
Mentha badensis C.C.Gmel.
Mentha baguetiana Strail
Mentha barbata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha bracteolata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha campestris Schur
Mentha campicola Heinr.Braun
Mentha collina Topitz
Mentha cuneifolia (Lej.) Domin
Mentha deflexa Dumort.
Mentha densiflora Opiz
Mentha densifoliata Strail
Mentha diffusa Lej.
Mentha dissitiflora Sennen
Mentha divaricata Host
Mentha divergens Topitz
Mentha dubia Schleich. ex Suter
Mentha duffourii Sennen
Mentha duftschmidii (Topitz) Trautm.
Mentha duftschmidii Topitz
Mentha ehrhartiana Lej. & Courtois
Mentha exigua Lucé
Mentha flagellifera Schur
Mentha flexuosa Strail
Mentha florida Tausch ex Heinr.Braun
Mentha fochii Sennen
Mentha fontana Weihe ex Strail
Mentha fontana var. brevibracteata Topitz & Heinr.Braun
Mentha fontana var. conferta Topitz
Mentha fontqueri Sennen
Mentha fossicola Heinr.Braun
Mentha gallica (Topitz) Domin
Mentha gentiliformis Strail
Mentha gentilis Georgi
Mentha gracilescens Opiz ex Strail
Mentha graveolens Opiz
Mentha hillebrandtii Ortmann ex Malinv.
Mentha hostii Boreau
Mentha hostii var. arvina Topitz
Mentha intermedia Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
Mentha joffrei Sennen
Mentha kitaibeliana Heinr.Braun ex Haring
Mentha lamiifolia Host
Mentha lanceolata Benth.
Mentha lapponica Wahlenb.
Mentha lata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha latifolia Host
Mentha latissima Schur
Mentha laxa Host
Mentha longibracteata Heinr.Braun
Mentha maculata Host
Mentha melissifolia Host
Mentha minor Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha moenchii Pérard
Mentha mosana Lej. & Courtois
Mentha multiflora Host
Mentha multiflora var. serpentina Topitz
Mentha mutabilis (Topitz) Domin
Mentha nemorosa Host
Mentha nemorum Boreau
Mentha nobilis Weihe ex Fingerh.
Mentha nummularia Schreb.
Mentha obtusata Opiz
Mentha obtusodentata (Topitz) Domin
Mentha ocymoides Host
Mentha odorata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha origanifolia Host
Mentha ovata Schur
Mentha palitzensis Topitz
Mentha paludosa Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
Mentha palustris Moench
Mentha parvifolia Opiz
Mentha parvula Topitz
Mentha pascuorum (Topitz) Trautm.
Mentha pastoris Sennen
Mentha piersiana Borbás
Mentha pilosa Spreng. ex Wallr.
Mentha pilosella Pérard
Mentha plagensis Topitz
Mentha plicata Opiz
Mentha polymorpha Host
Mentha praeclara Topitz
Mentha praecox Sole
Mentha praticola Opiz
Mentha procumbens Thuill.
Mentha prostrata Host
Mentha pulchella Host
Mentha pulegiformis Heinr.Braun
Mentha pumila Host
Mentha rigida Strail
Mentha rothii Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
Mentha rotundata Opiz
Mentha ruderalis Topitz
Mentha salebrosa Boreau
Mentha sativa Roxb.
Mentha schreberi Pérard
Mentha scrophulariifolia Lej. & Courtois
Mentha segetalis Opiz
Mentha silvicola Heinr.Braun
Mentha simplex Host
Mentha slichoviensis Opiz
Mentha sparsiflora Heinr.Braun
Mentha sparsiflora var. pascuorum Topitz
Mentha subcollina Topitz
Mentha subcordata Colla ex Lamotte
Mentha subfontanea Topitz
Mentha subinodora Schur
Mentha sylvatica Host
Mentha tenuicaulis Strail
Mentha tenuifolia Host
Mentha thayana Heinr.Braun
Mentha uliginosa Strail
Mentha vanhaesendonckii Strail
Mentha varians Host
Mentha verisimilis Strail
Mentha villosa Becker
Mentha viridula Host
Calamintha arvensis (L.) Garsault
Mentha agrestis Sole
Mentha agrestis Hegetschw.
Mentha agrestris Sole
Mentha albae-carolinae Heinr.Braun
Mentha alberti Sennen
Mentha allionii Boreau
Mentha angustifolia Schreb.
Mentha anomala Hérib.
Mentha approximata (Wirtg.) Strail
Mentha arenaria Topitz
Mentha arguta Opiz
Mentha argutissima Borbás & Heinr.Braun
Mentha argutissima var. subpilosa Topitz
Mentha arvensis var. caespitosa Boenn.
Mentha arvensis var. lanceolata Becker
Mentha arvensis var. legitima Becker
Mentha arvensis var. minor Becker
Mentha arvensis var. parietariifolia Becker
Mentha arvensis subsp. parietariifolia (Becker) Briq.
Mentha arvensis var. parviflora Boenn.
Mentha arvensis var. procumbens Becker
Mentha arvensis var. radicans Boenn.
Mentha atrovirens Host
Mentha austriaca Jacq.
Mentha badensis J.Fellm. ex Ledeb.
Mentha badensis C.C.Gmel.
Mentha baguetiana Strail
Mentha barbata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha bracteolata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha campestris Schur
Mentha campicola Heinr.Braun
Mentha collina Topitz
Mentha cuneifolia (Lej.) Domin
Mentha deflexa Dumort.
Mentha densiflora Opiz
Mentha densifoliata Strail
Mentha diffusa Lej.
Mentha dissitiflora Sennen
Mentha divaricata Host
Mentha divergens Topitz
Mentha dubia Schleich. ex Suter
Mentha duffourii Sennen
Mentha duftschmidii (Topitz) Trautm.
Mentha duftschmidii Topitz
Mentha ehrhartiana Lej. & Courtois
Mentha exigua Lucé
Mentha flagellifera Schur
Mentha flexuosa Strail
Mentha florida Tausch ex Heinr.Braun
Mentha fochii Sennen
Mentha fontana Weihe ex Strail
Mentha fontana var. brevibracteata Topitz & Heinr.Braun
Mentha fontana var. conferta Topitz
Mentha fontqueri Sennen
Mentha fossicola Heinr.Braun
Mentha gallica (Topitz) Domin
Mentha gentiliformis Strail
Mentha gentilis Georgi
Mentha gracilescens Opiz ex Strail
Mentha graveolens Opiz
Mentha hillebrandtii Ortmann ex Malinv.
Mentha hostii Boreau
Mentha hostii var. arvina Topitz
Mentha intermedia Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
Mentha joffrei Sennen
Mentha kitaibeliana Heinr.Braun ex Haring
Mentha lamiifolia Host
Mentha lanceolata Benth.
Mentha lapponica Wahlenb.
Mentha lata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha latifolia Host
Mentha latissima Schur
Mentha laxa Host
Mentha longibracteata Heinr.Braun
Mentha maculata Host
Mentha melissifolia Host
Mentha minor Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha moenchii Pérard
Mentha mosana Lej. & Courtois
Mentha multiflora Host
Mentha multiflora var. serpentina Topitz
Mentha mutabilis (Topitz) Domin
Mentha nemorosa Host
Mentha nemorum Boreau
Mentha nobilis Weihe ex Fingerh.
Mentha nummularia Schreb.
Mentha obtusata Opiz
Mentha obtusodentata (Topitz) Domin
Mentha ocymoides Host
Mentha odorata Opiz ex Déségl.
Mentha origanifolia Host
Mentha ovata Schur
Mentha palitzensis Topitz
Mentha paludosa Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
Mentha palustris Moench
Mentha parvifolia Opiz
Mentha parvula Topitz
Mentha pascuorum (Topitz) Trautm.
Mentha pastoris Sennen
Mentha piersiana Borbás
Mentha pilosa Spreng. ex Wallr.
Mentha pilosella Pérard
Mentha plagensis Topitz
Mentha plicata Opiz
Mentha polymorpha Host
Mentha praeclara Topitz
Mentha praecox Sole
Mentha praticola Opiz
Mentha procumbens Thuill.
Mentha prostrata Host
Mentha pulchella Host
Mentha pulegiformis Heinr.Braun
Mentha pumila Host
Mentha rigida Strail
Mentha rothii Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
Mentha rotundata Opiz
Mentha ruderalis Topitz
Mentha salebrosa Boreau
Mentha sativa Roxb.
Mentha schreberi Pérard
Mentha scrophulariifolia Lej. & Courtois
Mentha segetalis Opiz
Mentha silvicola Heinr.Braun
Mentha simplex Host
Mentha slichoviensis Opiz
Mentha sparsiflora Heinr.Braun
Mentha sparsiflora var. pascuorum Topitz
Mentha subcollina Topitz
Mentha subcordata Colla ex Lamotte
Mentha subfontanea Topitz
Mentha subinodora Schur
Mentha sylvatica Host
Mentha tenuicaulis Strail
Mentha tenuifolia Host
Mentha thayana Heinr.Braun
Mentha uliginosa Strail
Mentha vanhaesendonckii Strail
Mentha varians Host
Mentha verisimilis Strail
Mentha villosa Becker
Mentha viridula Host
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
English | field mint, japanese mint |
Hindi | ban pudina, paudina, podina, pudina, pudinah |
Kannada | chetamargugu, chetni-marugu, chetnimaragu, chetnimaruga |
Malayalam | putina, puttina, puttityana |
Marathi | pudina |
Sanskrit | pudina, putiha |
Tamil | iyeccakkirai, iyeccirkirai, kumarakamuli, potina, potina, potinapudina, pudinah, puthina, putina, putina, putiyana, putiyanmuli, putiyanputina, yechakkirai |
Telugu | igaenglikoora, igaenglikura, pudina, pudinah |
Urdu | ab-i-podina, arq nana, nana (pudina), podina, podina khushk, podina khusk, podina taza, pudina, pudinah |
Common names | corn mint, field mint, wild mint, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Western
Herb usable parts
Stem
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Mentha arvensis L. Creeper Stem, leaves Paralysis; headache; toothache; congestive disorder; stomachic; hyperacidity General Lingaraju et al. 2013, Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya 2015
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Lingaraju et al. 2013
Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya 2015
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Mentha arvensis. (2024, May 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_arvensis