Chocolate Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperita)
Overview
Chocolate Peppermint may also be referred to as Mentha Piperita V. Chocolat, Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'. It is typically processed using steam distilled as a method for extracting oil from the leaves and flowers/buds.
Summary
Chocolate Peppermint Essential Oil is occasionally available. Little is known about the therapeutic benefits of this variety. The aroma is clearly that of peppermint, but with a very subtle underlying hint of chocolate.
When sourcing this essential oil, I'd recommend ensuring that you are working with a very reputable supplier as it would be ever too easy for fly-by-night essential oil companies to simply impart peppermint essential oil with a hint of chocolate fragrance to mimic this uncommonly distilled variety of peppermint.
Essential Facts
- Aroma Description: Chocolate Peppermint Essential Oil smells like traditional Peppermint Oil with a detectable chocolate-like note.
- Common Name(s): Mentha Piperita V. Chocolat, Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- Botanical Genus: Mentha
- Major Compounds: The major constituents found in Chocolate Peppermint Oil are likely similar to those of traditional Peppermint Essential Oil.
- Perfumery Note: Top
- Consistency: Thin
- Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong
- Color: Clear
- Indigenous Country: Top
- Processing Methods: Steam Distilled
- Part Typically Used: Leaves and Flowers/Buds
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Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
May be benefitial for addressing the following ailments:
Bad BreathOther Uses for Chocolate Peppermint:
Hair CareCautions & Safety
Cautions when using Chocolate Peppermint:
The contraindications and safety precautions for Chocolate Peppermint Oil are likely similar to those of traditional Peppermint Essential Oil.
Safety Precautions for Chocolate Peppermint:
Do not take any oils internally and do not apply undiluted essential oils, absolutes, CO2s or other concentrated essences onto the skin without advanced essential oil knowledge or consultation from a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, have cancer, or have any other medical problem, use oils only under the proper guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. Use extreme caution when using oils with children and be sure to first read the recommended dilution ratios for children. Consult a qualified aromatherapy practitioner before using oils with children, the elderly, if you have medical issues or are taking medications. For in-depth information on oil safety issues, read Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young.
Articles
Chocolate Peppermint Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Empirical prediction and validation of antibacterial inhibitory effects of various plant essential oils on common pathogenic bacteria.
- PubMed: Peppermint Oil Promotes Hair Growth without Toxic Signs.
- PubMed: Effect of the ultrasound-assisted preliminary maceration on the efficiency of the essential oil distillation from selected herbal raw materials.
- PubMed: Antifungal activity of various essential oils against Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina as major bean pathogens.
- PubMed: Chemical Composition and Anti-Inflammatory, Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oil from Leaves of Mentha piperita Grown in China.
- PubMed: In Vitro Susceptibility of Brazilian Pythium insidiosum Isolates to Essential Oils of Some Lamiaceae Family Species.
- PubMed: Peppermint (Mentha piperita) and albendazole against anisakiasis in an animal model.
- PubMed: Mentha piperita essential oil induces apoptosis in yeast associated with both cytosolic and mitochondrial ROS-mediated damage.
- PubMed: Genetic variability, character association, and path analysis for economic traits in menthofuran rich half-sib seed progeny of Mentha piperita L.
- PubMed: Effects of selected essential oils on the growth and production of ochratoxin A by Penicillium verrucosum.
- PubMed: Oviposition deterrent and ovicidal activities of seven herbal essential oils against female adults of housefly, Musca domestica L.
- PubMed: Does antioxidant properties of the main component of essential oil reflect its antioxidant properties? The comparison of antioxidant properties of essential oils and their main components.
- PubMed: Antibacterial activity against Clostridium genus and antiradical activity of the essential oils from different origin.
- PubMed: Insecticidal activity of plant essential oils against the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus.
- PubMed: Clinical and mycological evaluation of an herbal antifungal formulation in canine Malassezia dermatitis.
- PubMed: Bioactivities of some essential oils against the camel nasal botfly, Cephalopina titillator.
- PubMed: Kinetic modeling of plant metabolism and its predictive power: peppermint essential oil biosynthesis as an example.
- PubMed: The effectiveness of peppermint and thyme essential oil mist in reducing bacterial contamination in broiler houses.
- PubMed: Menthol: a simple monoterpene with remarkable biological properties.
- PubMed: Volatile composition of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) commercial teas through solid phase extraction.
- PubMed: Screening of some essential oils against Trichosporon species.
- PubMed: Increased seizure latency and decreased severity of pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice after essential oil administration.
- PubMed: Efficacy of plant essential oils on postharvest control of rots caused by fungi on different stone fruits in vivo.
- PubMed: Study of the effect of mint oil on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
- PubMed: Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Antibiofilm Activities of the Essential Oil of Mentha piperita L.
- PubMed: Hybrid nanostructured coating for increased resistance of prosthetic devices to staphylococcal colonization.
- PubMed: Retention of aroma compounds from Mentha piperita essential oil by cyclodextrins and crosslinked cyclodextrin polymers.
- PubMed: Effect of inhaled essential oils on mental exhaustion and moderate burnout: a small pilot study.
- PubMed: In vitro antibacterial effects of five volatile oil extracts against intramacrophage Brucella abortus 544.
- PubMed: In vitro production of M. × piperita not containing pulegone and menthofuran.
- PubMed: Bioefficacy of essential oils of medicinal plants against housefly, Musca domestica L.
- PubMed: Comparative molecular docking analysis of essential oil constituents as elastase inhibitors.
- PubMed: Hydrodistillation and in situ microwave-generated hydrodistillation of fresh and dried mint leaves: a comparison study.
- PubMed: The effect of herbal, essential oil and chlorhexidine mouthrinse on de novo plaque formation.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial activity of commercially available essential oils against Streptococcus mutans.
- PubMed: Inhibitory effects of various essential oils and individual components against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae and their chemical compositions.
- PubMed: Volatile compounds and sensory analysis of both harvests of double-cut Yakima peppermint (Mentha piperita L.).
- PubMed: Aromatherapy as treatment for postoperative nausea: a randomized trial.
- PubMed: Toxicity of essential and non-essential oils against the chewing louse, Bovicola (Werneckiella) ocellatus.
- PubMed: Immunocytochemical localization of short-chain family reductases involved in menthol biosynthesis in peppermint.
- PubMed: Evaluation of the effects of plant-derived essential oils on central nervous system function using discrete shuttle-type conditioned avoidance response in mice.
- PubMed: Acute and chronic pretreatment with essential oil of peppermint (Mentha × piperita L., Lamiaceae) influences drug effects.
- PubMed: Improving peppermint essential oil yield and composition by metabolic engineering.
- PubMed: Biological activity of selected Lamiaceae and Zingiberaceae plant essential oils against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae).
- PubMed: Dose- and tissue-specific interaction of monoterpenes with the gibberellin-mediated release of potato tuber bud dormancy, sprout growth and induction of α-amylases and β-amylases.
- PubMed: Anthelmintic effect of Mentha spp. essential oils on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes.
- PubMed: Anthelmintic activity of Cymbopogon martinii, Cymbopogon schoenanthus and Mentha piperita essential oils evaluated in four different in vitro tests.
- PubMed: Bioefficacy of Mentha piperita essential oil against dengue fever mosquito Aedes aegypti L.
- PubMed: Oviposition-altering and ovicidal potentials of five essential oils against female adults of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti L.
- PubMed: Mentha piperita (peppermint).
- PubMed: Mode of action of peppermint oil and (-)-menthol with respect to 5-HT3 receptor subtypes: binding studies, cation uptake by receptor channels and contraction of isolated rat ileum.
- PubMed: Liquid and vapour-phase antifungal activities of selected essential oils against Candida albicans: microscopic observations and chemical characterization of Cymbopogon citratus.
- PubMed: Composition and antimicrobial activities of Lippia multiflora Moldenke, Mentha x piperita L. and Ocimum basilicum L. essential oils and their major monoterpene alcohols alone and in combination.
- PubMed: Antibacterial effects of the essential oils of commonly consumed medicinal herbs using an in vitro model.
- PubMed: Yield, content, and composition of peppermint and spearmints as a function of harvesting time and drying.
- PubMed: Protective effects of bioactive phytochemicals from Mentha piperita with multiple health potentials.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial action of essential oil vapours and negative air ions against Pseudomonas fluorescens.
- PubMed: UV-B modulates the interplay between terpenoids and flavonoids in peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.).
- PubMed: Antispasmodic effect of Mentha piperita essential oil on tracheal smooth muscle of rats.
- PubMed: Ultraviolet-B and photosynthetically active radiation interactively affect yield and pattern of monoterpenes in leaves of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.).
- PubMed: Composition of the essential oil of introduced mint forms of Mentha piperita and Mentha arvensis species.
- PubMed: Mathematical modeling-guided evaluation of biochemical, developmental, environmental, and genotypic determinants of essential oil composition and yield in peppermint leaves.
- PubMed: Comparative study of the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of six essential oils and their components.
- PubMed: Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) in chromatographic analysis of essential oils in herbs.
- PubMed: Chemical composition, olfactory evaluation and antioxidant effects of essential oil from Mentha x piperita.
- PubMed: Effect of synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) on the toxicity of some essential oils against mosquito larvae.
- PubMed: Supercritical fluid extraction--achiral liquid chromatography with circular dichroism detection for the determination of menthone enantiomers in natural peppermint oil samples.
- PubMed: The potential application of plant essential oils as natural preservatives against Escherichia coli O157:H7.
- PubMed: The antimicrobial activity of four commercial essential oils in combination with conventional antimicrobials.
- PubMed: Chemical composition of essential oils of Thymus and Mentha species and their antifungal activities.
- PubMed: Efficacy of five volatile oils and their mixtures against the mealybug, Icerya seychellarum seychellarum (Westw.) infesting Sago palm, Cycas revoluta in Alexandria, Egypt.
- PubMed: Effect of essential oils in control of plant diseases.
- PubMed: Comparative analysis of some active principles of herb plants by GC/MS.
- PubMed: Phytotherapeutic prevention of dental biofilm formation.
- PubMed: Herbal remedies for dyspepsia: peppermint seems effective.
- PubMed: Phytotherapeutic inhibition of supragingival dental plaque.
- PubMed: A systems biology approach identifies the biochemical mechanisms regulating monoterpenoid essential oil composition in peppermint.
- PubMed: Insecticidal activity of menthol derivatives against mosquitoes.
- PubMed: Evaluation of antibacterial activity of selected Iranian essential oils against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in nutrient broth medium.
- PubMed: Composition and antifungal activity of essential oils of Mentha piperita and Lavendula angustifolia on post-harvest phytopathogens.
- PubMed: Flavor retention of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) essential oil spray-dried in modified starches during encapsulation and storage.
- PubMed: Reduction of mouth malodour and volatile sulphur compounds in intensive care patients using an essential oil mouthwash.
- PubMed: Use of a superabsorbent polymer for the preconcentration of volatile components from complex matrices.
- PubMed: [Use of essential oil of peppermint (Mentha piperita) in the complex treatment of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis].
- PubMed: Chitosan beads loaded with essential oils in cosmetic formulations.
- PubMed: Biochemical activities of Iranian Mentha piperita L. and Myrtus communis L. essential oils.
- PubMed: A review of the bioactivity and potential health benefits of peppermint tea (Mentha piperita L.).
- PubMed: Use of OTC essential oils to clear plantar warts.
- PubMed: (-)-Menthol biosynthesis and molecular genetics.
- PubMed: Genetic engineering of peppermint for improved essential oil composition and yield.
- PubMed: Pharmacology and preclinical pharmacokinetics of peppermint oil.
- PubMed: Gastrointestinal clinical pharmacology of peppermint oil.
- PubMed: Peppermint oil in irritable bowel syndrome.
- PubMed: Effect of harvest time and drying method on biomass production, essential oil yield, and quality of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.).
- PubMed: Monoterpene metabolism. Cloning, expression, and characterization of (-)-isopiperitenol/(-)-carveol dehydrogenase of peppermint and spearmint.
- PubMed: Monoterpene metabolism. Cloning, expression, and characterization of menthone reductases from peppermint.
- PubMed: Anticancer and radioprotective potentials of Mentha piperita.
- PubMed: Simultaneous determination of the inhibitory potency of herbal extracts on the activity of six major cytochrome P450 enzymes using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and automated online extraction.
- PubMed: Protection of swiss albino mice against whole-body gamma irradiation by Mentha piperita (Linn.).
- PubMed: Experimental design for the formulation and optimization of novel cross-linked oilispheres developed for in vitro site-specific release of Mentha piperita oil.
- PubMed: Cosuppression of limonene-3-hydroxylase in peppermint promotes accumulation of limonene in the essential oil.
- PubMed: Menthofuran regulates essential oil biosynthesis in peppermint by controlling a downstream monoterpene reductase.
- PubMed: Monoterpene double-bond reductases of the (-)-menthol biosynthetic pathway: isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding (-)-isopiperitenone reductase and (+)-pulegone reductase of peppermint.
- PubMed: Virucidal effect of peppermint oil on the enveloped viruses herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in vitro.
- PubMed: Lessons from peppers and peppermint: the molecular logic of thermosensation.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Mentha species essential oils.
- PubMed: Antifungal activity of peppermint and sweet basil essential oils and their major aroma constituents on some plant pathogenic fungi from the vapor phase.
- PubMed: Activity of essential oils from Mediterranean Lamiaceae species against food spoilage yeasts.
- PubMed: Modulation of serum phosphatases activity in Swiss albino mice against gamma irradiation by Mentha piperita Linn.
- PubMed: [Efficiency of the use of peppermint (Mentha piperita L) essential oil inhalations in the combined multi-drug therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis].
- PubMed: [Quality evaluation of essential oils].
- PubMed: Final report on the safety assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf, and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water.
- PubMed: Effect of Mentha x piperita essential oil and monoterpenes on cucumber root membrane potential.
- PubMed: Isoprenoid biosynthesis. Metabolite profiling of peppermint oil gland secretory cells and application to herbicide target analysis.
- PubMed: Inhibition by the essential oils of peppermint and spearmint of the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
- PubMed: The influence of essential oils on human attention. I: alertness.
- PubMed: In vitro study on the transfer of volatile oil components.
- PubMed: Probing essential oil biosynthesis and secretion by functional evaluation of expressed sequence tags from mint glandular trichomes.
- PubMed: Factors affecting the release of flavor encapsulated in carbohydrate matrixes.
- PubMed: Dissipation of propiconazole and tebuconazole in peppermint crops (Mentha piperita (Labiatae)) and their residues in distilled oils.
- PubMed: Transformation of the limonene synthase gene into peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) and preliminary studies on the essential oil profiles of single transgenic plants.
- PubMed: Effect of planting time and density on yield and quality of peppermint (mentha piperita L.) under su-tropical condition.
- PubMed: Sex difference and testosterone modulation of pheromone-induced NeuronalFos in the Ferret's main olfactory bulb and hypothalamus.
- PubMed: Isolation and bacterial expression of a sesquiterpene synthase cDNA clone from peppermint (Mentha x piperita, L.) that produces the aphid alarm pheromone (E)-beta-farnesene.
- PubMed: Effects of essential oil from mint (Mentha piperita) on Salmonella enteritidis and Listeria monocytogenes in model food systems at 4 degrees and 10 degrees C.
- PubMed: The Filament Bundle of Mentha piperita.
- PubMed: Monoterpene biosynthesis: specificity of the hydroxylations of (-)-limonene by enzyme preparations from peppermint (Mentha piperita), spearmint (Mentha spicata), and perilla (Perilla frutescens) leaves.
- PubMed: Laboratory evaluation of essential oil of Mentha piperita Linn. against Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
- PubMed: The Influence of Boron Deficiency on Glandular Scale Development and Structure in Mentha piperita.
- PubMed: Demonstration that limonene is the first cyclic intermediate in the biosynthesis of oxygenated p-menthane monoterpenes in Mentha piperita and other Mentha species.
- PubMed: Demonstration of the Intercellular Compartmentation of l-Menthone Metabolism in Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Leaves.
- PubMed: Metabolism of Monoterpenes : EVIDENCE FOR COMPARTMENTATION OF l-MENTHONE METABOLISM IN PEPPERMINT (MENTHA PIPERITA) LEAVES.
- PubMed: Metabolism of Monoterpenes: Demonstration of (+)-Neomenthyl-beta-d-Glucoside as a Major Metabolite of (-)-Menthone in Peppermint (Mentha Piperita).
- PubMed: Metabolism of Monoterpenes: Acetylation of (-)-Menthol by a Soluble Enzyme Preparation from Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Leaves.
- PubMed: [Influence of the nutritient potassium and nitrogen on formation of volatile oil of Mentha piperita].
- PubMed: [Methods of testing for etheric oil in the cultivation of Mentha piperita].
- PubMed: [Gas chromatography study of volatile oils. II. The volatile oil of Mentha piperita L. during the plant's development].
- PubMed: [Studies on the daily rhythm of etheric oils. 1. Daily fluctu- ations of the content of etheric oil in Mentha piperita L].
- PubMed: [On the biosynthesis of various terpenes from the oil of Mentha piperita L].
- PubMed: [On the dynamics of the biosynthesis of various terpene contents from the oil of Mentha piperita L].
- PubMed: [Effect of shading on morphological features, yield and volatile oil content and reducing sugars of the peppermint plant (Mentha piperita L.)].
- PubMed: [THE BEHAVIOR OF THE ETHEREAL OIL OF MENTHA PIPERITA L. DURING STORAGE OF THE DRIED DRUG].
- PubMed: [Determination of the menthol content in peppermint oil in volume VI of the Pharmacopeia].
- PubMed: [Effect of various packing materials on the ethereal oil content of peppermint leaves].
- PubMed: The occurrence of menthofuran in oil of peppermint.
- PubMed: [Yield and composition of the volatile oil from peppermint grown in the Netherlands].
- PubMed: [Development of the glandular hairs and the production of essential oil in Mentha piperita L].
- PubMed: [Studies on the changes in the composition of ethereal oil of Mentha piperita and Anethum graveolens with special reference to the drying process].
- PubMed: [Quantitative variations of peppermint oil and of its component menthol in Mentha piperita L. and determination of ripeness of the plant].
- PubMed: [Methods for etheric oil content determination in withering plants].
- PubMed: [Studies with Mentha piperita L. (species Mitcham peppermints) on etheric oil content, yield, fertilization and transpiration].
- PubMed: Chromatographic analysis of Kennewick, Washington peppermint oil.
- PubMed: Occurrence of menthofuran in oil of peppermint (Mentha piperita vulgaris S.).