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Peppermint oil

purified by triple-distillation, FCC, FG

Synonym(s):

Mentha piperita

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CAS Number:
8006-90-4
FEMA Number:
2848
MDL number:
MFCD00147870
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

FG
Kosher

Quality Level

400

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FCC
FDA 21 CFR 172.230
FDA 21 CFR 182.20

optical activity

[α]20/D −26°, neat

purified by

triple-distillation

origin

USA origin

refractive index

n20/D 1.461 (lit.)

bp

215 °C (lit.)

density

0.898 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

peppermint

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Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H317,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

150.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

66 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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M S Alam et al.
Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ, 22(1), 27-30 (2013-02-19)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder which is associated with considerable sufferings of patient and Peppermint oil is volatile oil, its active principle is menthol-contain a cyclic monoterpine which has anti-spasmotic properties due
Elise Herro et al.
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 21(6), 327-329 (2010-12-15)
PEPPERMINT (Mentha piperita) is a popular herb that can be used in numerous forms (ie, oil, leaf, leaf extract, and leaf water). Peppermint oil has the most uses, and use data on the oil are considered relevant to the leaf
Paul Enck et al.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 22(12), 1402-1411 (2011-03-11)
Numerous meta-analyses have recently assessed the overall clinical benefit of single therapy options and groups of therapies in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). By large, this should enable physicians to select from a number of therapy options available. We entered
Atsushi Imagawa et al.
Digestive diseases and sciences, 57(9), 2379-2384 (2012-05-09)
Although hyoscine butyl bromide (HB) and glucagon (GL) are often used as antispasmodic drugs during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), these agents may cause adverse effects. Recently, it was reported that peppermint oil solution (PO) was very effective and had few side effects.
Jing Li et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 16(2), 1642-1654 (2011-02-18)
The present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of peppermint oil against Staphylococcus aureus, and further investigate the influence of peppermint oil on S. aureus virulence-related exoprotein production. The data show that peppermint oil, which contained high contents of
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