Table 3.

Cardioprotecting effects of active constituents of Mentha species.

Species Name	Compounds	Cardioprotecting Effect	References
Mentha arvensis L.	Phenolic compounds, Menthol	Ischemic heart disease	[105]
Mentha x piperita L.	Aqueous extract	Antiinflammatory	[100]
Mentha pulegium L.	Phenolic compounds, Quercitin	Cardioprotective effects	[106]
Mentha aquatica L.	Menthofuran	Antiinflammatory	[107]
	D-carvone	Decrease toxicity	[118]
Mentha canadensis L.	Menthol	Reduce lipid peroxidation	[119]
	Menthone	Reversible cardiac depression	[119]
	Pulegone	Antiinflammatory effect	[108]
Mentha cardiaca J. Gerard ex Baker	Carvone	Decrease toxicity	[118]
	Limonene	Antiarrhythmic effects	[109]
Mentha cervina L.	Pulegone	Antiinflammatory effect	[108]
	Limonene	Antiarrhythmic properties	[109]
Mentha diemenica Spreng.	Pulegone	Antiinflammatory	[108]
	Menthone	Reversible cardiac depression	[119]
Mentha longifolia L.	Menthone	Reduce cardiac depression	[119]
	Pulegone	Antiinflammatory	[108]
	Piperitone	Induce changes in mean aortic pressure and heart rate	[110]
Mentha pulegium L.	Pulegone	Suppress the NLRP3 inflammasome	[120]
	Piperitone	Normalize heart rate	[110]
Mentha spicata L.	Carvone	Antioxidant	[121]
	Cis-carveol	Antihypersensitive, Antioxidant	[122]
	Piperitenone	Antiinflammatory	[111]
	Limonene	Antiarrhythmic properties	[109]