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Mentha x piperita L.

What we know about this ingredient

Plant ingredients whose declared parts and preparations need to be distinguished.

Official source.

In France

Listed among the plants allowed in food supplements in France (Order of 24 June 2014).

Source text in French:

Family
Lamiaceae
Common names
Menthe poivrée
Allowed parts
feuille, sommité fleurie
Substances to monitor
eucalyptol, pulégone, menthofurane, carvacrol, coumarines

Order of 24 June 2014, Annex I. French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, retrieved 23 October 2026.

In Belgium

Allowed in supplements in Belgium after notification (list 3).

Mentha x piperita L.

Parts, source text in Dutch:

bovengrondse delen

Parts, source text in French:

parties aériennes

Belgian Official Gazette, PDF page 196.

‘To be notified if in pre-dosed form’ means that a product presented in measured doses, such as capsules or tablets, must be notified to the Belgian Federal Public Service for Public Health before being marketed. Notification does not establish that a product complies with all applicable rules.

Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex. Belgium, Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, plant lists (annex replaced on 30 January 2024), retrieved 24 October 2026, source updated 30 January 2024.

Source: Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex as replaced by the Royal Decree of 12 December 2023 (Belgian Official Gazette of 30 January 2024); table read from the Gazette images and formatted by the site publisher

Actes officiels non protégés par le droit d'auteur (Code de droit économique belge, article XI.172, § 2)

Official warnings (Health Canada)

PEPPERMINT - MENTHA X PIPERITA

Route of administration: Oral

Cautions and warnings

All products

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have gallstones or anemia (Brinker 2010; Mills and Bone 2005; Blumenthal et al. 2000).

Essential oil

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have hiatus hernia or gastroesophageal reflux (Brinker 2010; Mills and Bone 2005; ESCOP 2003).

Known adverse reactions

Essential oil

When using this product you may experience gastroesophageal reflux (Brinker 2010; Mills and Bone 2005; ESCOP 2003).

Stop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs (Mills and Bone 2005; ESCOP 2003).

Health Canada monograph dated 27 February 2026

Texts from the monograph of Health Canada, the Canadian authority, reproduced without modification. They do not replace medical advice.

Declared supplements, doses and further information on the French page.

Products containing it

The Latin name connects these records. A cosmetic derivative does not necessarily describe the same food preparation.