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 pulegium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calamintha fenzlii Vis.Melissa pulegium (L.) Griseb.Mentha albarracinensis PauMentha aromatica Salisb.Mentha aucheri PérardMentha dagestanica Boriss.Mentha daghestanica Boriss.Mentha erinoides Heldr.Mentha excendens Trautm.Mentha exigua L.Mentha gibraltarica Willd.Mentha gryparia Heldr.Mentha hirtiflora OpizMentha hirtiflora Opiz ex Heinr.BraunMentha montana LoweMentha montana Lowe ex Benth.Mentha numidica Poir.Mentha pulegioides Dumort.Mentha pulegium f. alba RainhaMentha pulegium f. albiflora Cheshm.Mentha pulegium f. anodonta TopitzMentha pulegium f. brusanensis TopitzMentha pulegium f. cephalonia Heinr.BraunMentha pulegium f. cermatisa TopitzMentha pulegium f. communis TopitzMentha pulegium f. foetida TopitzMentha pulegium f. hellenica TopitzMentha pulegium f. macrostylos TopitzMentha pulegium f. setuligera TopitzMentha pulegium f. sphenoides TopitzMentha pulegium f. stenobasea TopitzMentha pulegium f. strongylophylla TopitzMentha pulegium subsp. cephalonia (Heinr.Braun) KokkiniMentha pulegium subsp. erinoides (Heldr.) KokkiniMentha pulegium subsp. gibraltarica (Willd.) Briq.Mentha pulegium subsp. pulegioides (Halácsy) Kokkini, 1983Mentha pulegium subsp. pulegiumMentha pulegium subsp. tomentosa (Sm.) NymanMentha pulegium subsp. vulgaris (Mill.) Briq.Mentha pulegium var. cacocea TopitzMentha pulegium var. cotorensis TopitzMentha pulegium var. erecta (Mill.) Briq.Mentha pulegium var. eriantha DC.Mentha pulegium var. exigua (L.) NymanMentha pulegium var. exigua (Linnaeus, 1756) Linnaeus, 1753Mentha pulegium var. gibraltarica (Willd.) Batt.Mentha pulegium var. gigantea Lej. & CourtoisMentha pulegium var. heterophylla Boenn.Mentha pulegium var. hirsuta Briq.Mentha pulegium var. hirtiflora Heinr.BraunMentha pulegium var. humifusa Lej. & CourtoisMentha pulegium var. hyperiantha Briq.Mentha pulegium var. microphylla Friv.Mentha pulegium var. prostrata Timb.-Lagr.Mentha pulegium var. pubescens Boenn.Mentha pulegium var. pubescens Briq.Mentha pulegium var. pulegioides (Dumort.) HalácsyMentha pulegium var. strongylophylla (Topitz) TopitzMentha pulegium var. subtomentella (Heinr.Braun) TopitzMentha pulegium var. thymoides TopitzMentha pulegium var. tomentella (Hoffmanns. & Link) Cout.Mentha pulegium var. tomentella (Hoffmanns. & Link) TopitzMentha pulegium var. villosa Benth.Mentha pulegium var. vulgaris (Mill.) Briq.Mentha subtomentella Heinr.BraunMentha subtomentella var. ceplaloniae Heinr.BraunMentha subtomentella var. humillima Heinr.BraunMentha subtomentella var. microphylla (Friv.) Heinr.BraunMentha tomentella Hoffmanns. & LinkMentha tomentosa Sm.Mentha tomentosa var. villosa Benth.Micromeria dalmatica FenzlMicromeria fenzlii RegelMicromeria maritima Yild., Sadikoglu & M.KeskinMinthe pulegia (L.) St.-Lag.Pulegium aromaticum GrayPulegium aromaticum var. album GrayPulegium aromaticum var. erectum GrayPulegium benearnense Gand., 1882Pulegium dagestanicum (Boriss.) HolubPulegium daghestanicum (Boriss.) HolubPulegium erectum Mill.Pulegium heterophyllum OpizPulegium heterophyllum Opiz ex Boenn.Pulegium micranthum ClausPulegium pubescens OpizPulegium pubescens Opiz ex Boenn.Pulegium pulegium H.Karst.Pulegium tomentellum C.PreslPulegium tomentellum f. erianthum PérardPulegium tomentellum f. ninimum PérardPulegium vasconicum Gand., 1882Pulegium vulgare Mill.Pulegium vulgare f. algeriense PérardPulegium vulgare f. hirsutum PérardPulegium vulgare f. incanum PérardPulegium vulgare f. linearifolium PérardPulegium vulgare f. nummulariuoides PérardPulegium vulgare f. serratum PérardSatureja fenzlii (Vis.) K.Malý
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier451022-1
Use codesEU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.