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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (Lamiaceae) Essential Oil and Its Main Constituent Piperitenone Oxide: Biological Activities and Chemistry.

Mijat Božović, Adele Pirolli, Rino Ragno

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. RSC advances · 2026
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  8. Essential Oil ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  9. IntegratedFrontiers in chemistry · 2026
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  10. Phytochemistry and Biological Activities ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  11. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Insights intoMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  14. Chemical Composition and Anti-Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mijat BožovićRome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. mijatboz@gmail.com.
Adele PirolliRome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. adele.pirolli@uniroma1.it.
Rino RagnoRome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. rino.ragno@uniroma1.it.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since herbal medicines play an important role in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, there is a growing need for their quality control and standardization. Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (MS) is an aromatic herb with fruit and a spearmint flavor, used in the Mediterranean areas as a traditional medicine. It has an extensive range of biological activities, including cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypotensive and insecticidal properties, among others. This study aims to review the scientific findings and research reported to date on MS that prove many of the remarkable various biological actions, effects and some uses of this species as a source of bioactive natural compounds. On the other hand, piperitenone oxide (PO), the major chemical constituent of the carvone pathway MS essential oil, has been reported to exhibit numerous bioactivities in cells and animals. Thus, this integrated overview also surveys and interprets the present knowledge of chemistry and analysis of this oxygenated monoterpene, as well as its beneficial bioactivities. Areas for future research are suggested.

Indexed as

Antihypertensive AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsCholinesterase InhibitorsHerbal MedicineInsecticidesMedicine, TraditionalMenthaMonoamine Oxidase InhibitorsMonoterpenesOils, VolatilePlants, MedicinalAntihypertensive AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsCholinesterase InhibitorsInsecticidesMonoamine Oxidase InhibitorsMonoterpenesOils, Volatilepiperitenonebiological activityessential oilextractsMentha suaveolens Ehrh.piperitenone oxide

Identifiers

PMID25985361
PMCPMC6272761
OpenAlexW1490099895

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