Dementholised Mint Oil

Specifications

Dementholised Mint Oil

India is world’s largest producer and exporter of mint oil. Mint oil and its constituents and derivatives are used in food, pharmaceutical and perfumery and flavouring industry. Its main constituent, menthol, is used in the manufacture of lozenges, toothpastes, pain balms, cold balms, etc. The basic raw material for mint oil is leaves of a plant Mentha arvensis. Mentha is widely cultivated in India  and its leaves are used in making a sauces/chatni in most households.

Mint oil is obtained by steam distillation of Mentha arvensis leaves. The oil is used for treating certain stomach disorders like indigestion, gas problem, acidity, etc. It is the main ingredient of ayurvedic medicines like Daburs ‘Pudin Hara’.

The oil is a natural source of menthol, which is the main ingredient of cough drops and ointments. Mint oil and menthol are also used in certain sugar candies like ‘Polo’, the mint with a hole.

In India mint oil is widely used in the extraction of menthol crystals by slow cooling through refrigeration, crystallization, centrifugation and drying. Menthol crystallization, domestic  industry in pharmaceuticals as well as flavourings and also exported. Menthol is one of the most actively traded commodities in the chemical market in India.