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 canadensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Clinopodium purpureum (Kellogg) KuntzeHedeoma purpurea KelloggMentha agrestis Raf.Mentha arvensis f. albiflora (Rouleau) Scoggan, 1978Mentha arvensis f. albiflora RouleauMentha arvensis f. brevipilosa S.R.StewartMentha arvensis f. chinensis DebeauxMentha arvensis f. glabra (Benth.) S.R.StewartMentha arvensis f. glabrata (Benth.) S.R.StewartMentha arvensis f. lanata (Piper) S.R.StewartMentha arvensis f. lanigera S.R.StewartMentha arvensis f. pedunculata D.Löve & J.-P.BernardMentha arvensis f. piperascens Malinv.Mentha arvensis f. piperascens Malinv. ex HolmesMentha arvensis f. puberula S.R.StewartMentha arvensis subsp. borealis (Michx.) Roy L.Taylor & MacBrydeMentha arvensis subsp. canadensis (L.) H.HaraMentha arvensis subsp. canadensis (L.) KuntzeMentha arvensis subsp. glabrata (Benth.) Fern.Mentha arvensis subsp. haplocalyx (Briq.) Briq.Mentha arvensis subsp. lanata PiperMentha arvensis subsp. piperascens (Malinv. ex Holmes) H.HaraMentha arvensis subsp. villosa (Benth.) S.R.StewartMentha arvensis var. aquatica N.ColemanMentha arvensis var. barbata (Nakai) W.LeeMentha arvensis var. borealis (Michx.) KuntzeMentha arvensis var. borealis (Michx.) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde, 1978Mentha arvensis var. canadensis (L.) KuntzeMentha arvensis var. canadensis (Linnaeus) BriquetMentha arvensis var. glabra Benth.Mentha arvensis var. glabrata (Benth.) FernaldMentha arvensis var. haplocalyx (Briq.) Briq.Mentha arvensis var. javanica (Blume) Hook.f.Mentha arvensis var. lanata PiperMentha arvensis var. occidentalis (Rydb.) G.N.JonesMentha arvensis var. pavoniana (Briq.) Briq.Mentha arvensis var. penardii Briq.Mentha arvensis var. piperascens (Malinv. ex Holmes) Malinv. ex L.H.BaileyMentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv.Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex HolmesMentha arvensis var. sachalinensis Briq.Mentha arvensis var. schmitzii Briq.Mentha arvensis var. villosa (Benth.) S.R.StewartMentha arvensis var. zollingeri Briq.Mentha borealis Michx.Mentha canadensis f. pilosa (H.Hara) H.HaraMentha canadensis subsp. borealis (Michx.) PiperMentha canadensis subsp. lanata (Piper) PiperMentha canadensis subsp. unranked (Piper) PiperMentha canadensis var. borealis N.ColemanMentha canadensis var. glabrata Benth.Mentha canadensis var. glabrior Hook.Mentha canadensis var. lanata (Piper) J.K.HenryMentha canadensis var. mexicana M.Martens & GaleottiMentha canadensis var. piper HenryMentha canadensis var. piperascens (Malinv. ex Holmes) H.HaraMentha canadensis var. retrorsa J.L.LiuMentha canadensis var. sachalinensis (Briq.) KudôMentha canadensis var. villosa Benth.Mentha ciliata Raf.Mentha disperma Sessé & Moc.Mentha glabrior (Hook.) Rydb.Mentha glauca Raf.Mentha glauca var. parvifolia Raf.Mentha hakka SieboldMentha haplocalyx Briq.Mentha haplocalyx f. alba X.L.Liu & X.H.GuoMentha haplocalyx subsp. austera Briq.Mentha haplocalyx subsp. pavoniana Briq.Mentha haplocalyx var. barbata NakaiMentha haplocalyx var. nipponensis Matsum. & KudôMentha haplocalyx var. pilosa G.J.LiuMentha haplocalyx var. piperascens (Malinv. ex Holmes) C.Y.Wu & H.W.LiMentha haplocalyx var. sachalinensis (Briq.) KudôMentha javanica BlumeMentha lanata (Piper) Rydb.Mentha occidentalis Rydb.Mentha pedunculata Hu & TsaiMentha penardii (Briq.) Rydb.Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) KudôMentha sachalinensis f. arguta (Kitag.) Y.C.Chu, 1989Mentha sachalinensis f. arguta (Kitag.) Y.C.ZhuMentha sachalinensis f. pilosa H.HaraMentha sachalinensis var. arguta Kitag.Mentha terebinthinacea Willd.Mentha terebinthinacea Willd. ex Steud.Mentha trachiloma Raf.Micromeria purpurea (Kellogg) A.GraySatureja purpurea (Kellogg) Briq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier450311-1
Use codesGS MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.