Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
Scientific name with authorshipMentha arvensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calamintha arvensis (L.) GarsaultMentha agrestis Hegetschw.Mentha agrestis SoleMentha agrestis var. subrotunda SchurMentha agrestis var. subrotunda Schur ex Heinr.BraunMentha agrestris SoleMentha albae-carolinae Heinr.BraunMentha alberti SennenMentha albertiae SennenMentha allionii BoreauMentha angustifolia Schreb.Mentha anomala Hérib.Mentha approximata (Wirtg.) StrailMentha arenaria TopitzMentha arguta OpizMentha argutissima Borbás & Heinr.BraunMentha argutissima var. recedens Heinr.BraunMentha argutissima var. subpilosa TopitzMentha arvensihirsuta Wirtg.Mentha arvensihirsuta f. calcarea Malinv.Mentha arvensiplicata Rchb.Mentha arvensis f. adrophylloides TopitzMentha arvensis f. albensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. albiflora J.FraserMentha arvensis f. alverniensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. ambleodonta TopitzMentha arvensis f. angustifolia J.FraserMentha arvensis f. arvensisMentha arvensis f. badensis-obtusifolia Briq.Mentha arvensis f. badensis-parietariifolia Briq.Mentha arvensis f. badensis-praecox Briq.Mentha arvensis f. borsodensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. bracteoligera TopitzMentha arvensis f. campicola (Heinr.Braun) TopitzMentha arvensis f. campylocormos TopitzMentha arvensis f. confertidens TopitzMentha arvensis f. cuneisecta TopitzMentha arvensis f. deflexa (Dumort.) TopitzMentha arvensis f. diffusa (Lej.) TopitzMentha arvensis f. divaricata TopitzMentha arvensis f. divergens TopitzMentha arvensis f. dolichophylla (Borbás ex Topitz) TopitzMentha arvensis f. domita Heinr.BraunMentha arvensis f. domita Heinr.Braun ex TopitzMentha arvensis f. durolleana TopitzMentha arvensis f. gallica TopitzMentha arvensis f. garonnensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. gentilis (Sm.) RegelMentha arvensis f. gracilis Wimm. & Grab.Mentha arvensis f. hirticalyx Heinr.BraunMentha arvensis f. hirticalyx Heinr.Braun ex TopitzMentha arvensis f. hirtipes J.FraserMentha arvensis f. holubyana TopitzMentha arvensis f. hymenophylla TopitzMentha arvensis f. kolozsvariensis Trautm.Mentha arvensis f. lanceolata (Becker) TopitzMentha arvensis f. licaensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. losarvensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. lucorum TopitzMentha arvensis f. macrodonta TopitzMentha arvensis f. major Wimm. & Grab.Mentha arvensis f. minor Wimm. & Grab.Mentha arvensis f. mutabilis TopitzMentha arvensis f. neesiana TopitzMentha arvensis f. nummularia (Schreb.) TopitzMentha arvensis f. obtusidentata TopitzMentha arvensis f. obtusifolia-praecox Briq.Mentha arvensis f. obtusifolia-produmbens Briq.Mentha arvensis f. ocymoides TopitzMentha arvensis f. olynthodos TopitzMentha arvensis f. pacheri TopitzMentha arvensis f. pacheriana TopitzMentha arvensis f. palustris (Fiori & Paol.) TopitzMentha arvensis f. parietariifolia-obtusifolia Briq.Mentha arvensis f. parietariifolia-praecox Briq.Mentha arvensis f. pastoritia TopitzMentha arvensis f. plagensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. procumbens (Thuill.) TopitzMentha arvensis f. pseudoagrestis TopitzMentha arvensis f. pulegiformis (Heinr.Braun) TopitzMentha arvensis f. pumila Vollm.Mentha arvensis f. ramosissima Wimm. & Grab.Mentha arvensis f. regularis TopitzMentha arvensis f. salebrosa (Boreau) TopitzMentha arvensis f. savensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. serpentina TopitzMentha arvensis f. setigera TopitzMentha arvensis f. simplex (Host) TopitzMentha arvensis f. simplex PérardMentha arvensis f. sphenophylla TopitzMentha arvensis f. styriaca TopitzMentha arvensis f. subarguta TopitzMentha arvensis f. subrotunda (Schur ex Heinr.Braun) TopitzMentha arvensis f. suecica TopitzMentha arvensis f. sylvatica (Host) TopitzMentha arvensis f. tenuifolia TopitzMentha arvensis f. vicearvensis TopitzMentha arvensis f. vulgaris Wimm. & Grab.Mentha arvensis subsp. agrestis (Sole) Briq.Mentha arvensis subsp. austriaca (Jacq.) Briq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30026217-2
Use codesGS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.