Table 3.

Chemical compounds in Mentha genus and their pharmacological properties.

Pharmacological Properties	Chemical Compounds Responsible for Pharmacological Properties	References
Antioxidant	Ascorbic acid, rosmarinic acid, δ-terpinene, α-terpinene, p-cymene, 1,8-cineole, cis-carveol, carvone, rosmarinic acid, cynaroside, cryptochlorogenic acid, naringin	[59,65,66]
Antibacterial	Luteolin, rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, gallocatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, catechins, menthone, isomenthone, hexadecanoic acid, cis-carveol, carvone, limonene	[4,65,66]
Antifungal and Antiyeast	Limonene, piperitenone oxide, menthol, menthone, carvone, cis-carveol and carvone, piperitone, citronellal, caffeic acid, naringin, cryptochlorogenic acid, rosmarinic acid	[4,65,67]
Antiviral	Menthol, eriocitrin, rosmarinic acid, luteolin 7-O-rutinoside, hesperidin, phytol	[4,68]
Anticancer	Eugenol, caryophyllene, t-cadinol, menthone, menthol crotonate, naringin, cryptochlorogenic acid, rosmarinic acid	[69,70,71]