Organisms

Mentha pulegium

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that contains pulegone. Do not confuse with 'American false pennyroyal' (HEDEOMA).

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE that contains pulegone. Do not confuse with 'American false pennyroyal' (HEDEOMA).

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • European Pennyroyal
  • Pennyroyal, European
  • Pulegium vulgare
  • European Pennyroyals
  • Mentha pulegiums
  • Pennyroyals, European
  • Pulegium vulgares
  • pulegium, Mentha
  • vulgare, Pulegium

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

American False Pennyroyal = HEDEOMA is also available

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History Note

2003

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mentha pulegium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031335. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031335
  2. Mentha pulegium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_pulegium
  3. Mentha pulegium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161235