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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 49-54.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0599

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Research Progress on Detection, Extraction and Application of Menthol in Peppermint

TIAN Yujie(), WANG Zhi, LI Wenshan, CHEN Nengfei, YU Chunxin, YANG Liu()   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Application New Technologies/National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Plant Production, Beijing 102206
  • Received:2024-09-20 Revised:2025-01-07 Online:2025-04-15 Published:2025-04-11

Abstract:

Peppermint is an herb with a long history in China, and China is also one of the largest peppermint growing countries in the world. Peppermint contains volatile oil and flavonoids, of which menthol is the key component, which has antibacterial and antioxidant effects. Menthol has attracted attention due to its cool aroma and pharmacological effects. This paper reviewed the research progress of menthol detection, extraction and application, including its physical and chemical properties and pharmacological effects. The detection techniques such as gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, as well as the extraction techniques such as CO2 supercritical extraction, organic solvent extraction and microwave-assisted extraction were introduced. The article also summarized the application of menthol in medicine, food, cosmetics and other fields, and prospects its future development. In depth study of menthol is of great significance to the implementation of national agricultural, rural and farmer policies and rural revitalization strategies.

Key words: menthol extraction, menthol detection, menthol application, gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, CO2 supercritical extraction