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Market namePO' O
Other namesJava: janggot (Javanese), Bijanggut, bujanggut (Sundanese) [201]
English nameMint, Field mint
Original plant nameMentha arvensis Linn., Mint, Field mint
Family nameLabiatae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification leaf
Collection informationRepublic of Indonesia, East Java Province, Pasar genteng, Surabaya
Collection date2005/09/22
CollectorOthers
IdentifierMangestuti Agil
TMPW No.24926

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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameIndonesian name,
English name		Poko, Mint, Field mint
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Original plant nameMentha arvensis Linn.
Family nameLabiatae
Used partAerial part
Distribution areaIt occurs in South-East Asia. It grows in some Indonesian Islands: Sumatra, Java, Timor, north-eastern Sulawesi, Banda in the Moluccas. It sometimes grows scattered in swampy areas or in clusters. It is also cultivated in home gardens [201].
DescriptionLeaves are opposite, simple, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, long-cuneate at base, acute at apex, serrate but entire at base, membranaceous, sparingly hairy above, glabrous beneath.
The plant is an aromatic, stoloniferous herb up to 60 cm tall, often rooting on lowest stem parts; stem prostrate, quadrangular, pubescent with appressed hair. Inflorescence consist of short, fascicled cymes in the axils of the leaves forming a verticillaster; corolla funnel-shaped, violet or lilac. Fruit consist of 4 dry 1-seeded nutlets [205].
Drug effectPungent, aromatic, cooling [231].
Specific actionsAntipyretic, diaphoretic, stomachic, carminative, anti pruritic [231].
Frequency in useModerate
Common usesIt is very fragrant and used as a culinary herb and as a source of essential oil. Young shoots are eaten raw as ''alab''.
Side effectHigh doses of menthol are toxic with a risk of spasm of the glottis in young children and asthmatic patients [205].
Pharmacological effectEssential oil of Mentha arvensis has carminative effect and choleretic activity [205].

50% ethanolic extract of leaves of Mentha arvensis reduces the fructose synthesis in seminal vesicles. Subcutaneous administration to rats in early pregnancy caused an abortion [205].

Peppermint oil showed anti-inflammatory effect in xylene-induced ear oedema in mice and in a cotton pellet granuloma test in rats [205].

Mint oil also showed a significant in vitro spasmolytic activity on isolated guinea-pig ileum [205].

Antifertility and toxicological screening of the petroleum ether extract of Mentha arvensis L. leaves showed that the extract possess reversible antifertility property without adverse toxicity in male mice [PMID: 11282436].

A study to assess the reversible contraceptive efficacy of methanolic extract of Mentha arvensis leaves was conducted. It was shown that aqueous solution of methanolic extract of Mentha arvensis leaves administered
orally to male fertile mice caused inhibiton of fertility while maintaining the sexual behaviour. Increasing the duration of the treatment will cause a corresponding decrease in the means weight of testis and accessory organs of reproduction. There was a decrease on the sperm concentration, motility and viability in the cauda epididymis. But all the effects were returned to normalcy within 30 days following withdrawal of 60-day treatment. The given extract did not affect body weight, blood cell count, packed cell volume, haemoglobin and blood/serum biochemistry [PMID: 11891081].

Study to evaluate the radio protective effect of chloroform extract of Mentha arvensis on the survival of mice exposed to various doses of whole-body gamma radiation showed that mint extract provides protection against the radiation-induced sickness and mortality. The optimum protective dose of 10 mg / kg is safe from the point of drug-induced toxicity [PMID: 11942043].
Medical systemIndonesian medicine (Jamu)
Traditional usagePounded leaves are mixed with lime and used externally against headache. Infusion of the leaves is drunk as sudorific, expectorant to treat cough, as a carminative, as antispasmodic in gastro-enteritis [201, 205].
Formulation1) Coughs:
 6 grams of aerial part of M. arvensis var. javanica, one piece of fresh betle leaf, 110 ml of water are boiled to make an infusion. Drink 100 ml of the infusion at a time for 14 consecutive days [231].

2) Stomachache:
 1 handful of fresh aboveground parts of M. arvensis, 1 teaspoon of fruit powder of Melaleuca leucadendra are boiled in 110 ml of water to make a decoction. Drink 100 ml of the decoction once a day for 4 days [231].
ReferencesReference book　

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[201] K. Heyne, Tumbuhan Berguna Indonesia, Vols. 1-4, 1987. Diedarkan Oleh Koperasi Karyawan Departemen Kehutanan, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Vol. 3, pp 1692-1693.

[205] de Pdua, L.S., Bunyapraphatsara, N. and Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Editors), 1990. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12 (1). Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands.
pp 344-349.

[207] Badan Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan and Departemen Kesehatan, Kesejahteraan Sosial Ri. Vols. 1-5, Inventaris Tanaman Obat Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Vol. 1 Part 2 (2001), pp 215-216.

[231] Soedibyo, Mooryati: Alam Sumber Kesehatan: Manfaat dan Kegunaan (Natural resources for health. Benefits and uses). Balai Pustaka. 1998.
p 306.

Research paper1. Jagetia GC, Baliga MS. Influence of the leaf extract of Mentha arvensis Linn. (mint) on the survival of mice exposed to different doses of gamma radiation. Strahlenther Onkol., 178(2):91-8, 2002. (PMID: 11942043)

2. Sharma N, Jacob D. Assessment of reversible contraceptive efficacy of methanol extract of Mentha arvensis L. leaves in male albino mice. J Ethnopharmacol., 80(1):9-13, 2002. (PMID: 11891081)

3. Sharma N, Jocob D. Antifertility investigation and toxicological screening of the petroleum ether extract of the leaves of Mentha arvensis L. in male albino mice. J Ethnopharmacol., 75(1):5-12, 2001. (PMID: 11282436)
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