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Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: http://www.tera.org/OARS/Menthol%20WEEL%20FINAL.pdf | http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/MENTHOLS.pdf

Menthol, (+)- is a fragrance ingredient used in decorative cosmetics, fine fragrances, shampoos, toilet soaps and other toiletries as well as in non-cosmetic products such as household cleaners and detergents. Recent investigations have provided evidence for menthol to increase cough thresholds. Racementhol is used as a topical analgesic.

CNS Activity

CNS Penetrant
2554
Curator's Comment: 17 hours after oral administration of 470 mg/kg bw of [3-3 H]-menthol (unspecified isomer) to rats traces (< 0.1 %) of the dose was found in the brain. http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/MENTHOLS.pdf

Originator

Approval Year

1921
1467
Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Inhibitor
8297
 37.8 µM [IC50]
Inhibitor
8297
 300.0 µM [IC50]
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 8
18
Target ID: Q7Z2W7
Gene ID: 79054.0
Gene Symbol: TRPM8
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Agonist
2678
 30.0 µM [EC50]
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1
38
Target ID: O75762
Gene ID: 8989.0
Gene Symbol: TRPA1
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Antagonist
2778
 68.0 µM [IC50]
Kappa-type opioid receptor
60
Target ID: P41145
Gene ID: 4986.0
Gene Symbol: OPRK1
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Activator
1430
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
Approved
8429
BENGAY

Approved Use

temporarily relieves the minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with a simple backache, arthritis, strains, bruises, sprains.
Palliative
Approved
8429
BENGAY

Approved Use

temporarily relieves the minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with a simple backache, arthritis, strains, bruises, sprains.
Palliative
Approved
8429
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Palliative
Approved
8429
VICKS VAPORUB

Approved Use

On chest and throat, temporarily relieves cough due to common cold
Primary
Approved
8429
VICKS VAPORUB

Approved Use

On muscles and joints, temporarily relieves minor aches and pains
Primary
Approved
8429
CVS ANTI ITCH

Approved Use

For the temporary relief of pain and itching associated with minor skin irritations such as poison ivy/oak/sumac, sunburn, insect bites and minor cuts and scrapes.
Palliative
Approved
8429
VICKS VAPORUB

Approved Use

Treatment for rhinitis that is associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection and allergy
Palliative
Phase III
656
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Not Provided
504
FRESCOLAT ML

Approved Use

The compund is uses as a flavoring ingredient and in cosmetics as a cooling agent
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Final report on the safety assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf, and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water.
2001
Understanding childhood asthma in focus groups: perspectives from mothers of different ethnic backgrounds.
2001
The nicotine inhaler: clinical pharmacokinetics and comparison with other nicotine treatments.
2001
Metabolism of (R)-(+)-pulegone in F344 rats.
2001 Dec
Fullerene modified supported lipid membrane as sensitive element of sensor for odorants.
2001 Dec
Pulmonary peptide delivery: effect of taste-masking excipients on leuprolide suspension metered-dose inhalers.
2001 Nov
Systematic studies on structure and physiological activity of cyclic alpha-keto enamines, a novel class of "cooling" compounds.
2001 Nov
Smoking and pregnancy outcome among African-American and white women in central North Carolina.
2001 Nov
Effect of Mentha x piperita essential oil and monoterpenes on cucumber root membrane potential.
2001 Nov
The development of new methods for the recycling of chiral catalysts.
2001 Nov
A model of the pressure dependence of the enantioselectivity of Candida rugosalipase towards (+/-)-menthol.
2001 Oct
Physiology. Cold current in thermoreceptive neurons.
2001 Oct 4
Effect of melting point of chiral terpenes on human stratum corneum uptake.
2001 Oct 9
Promoting mechanism of menthol derivative, 1-O-ethyl-3-buthylcyclohexanol, on the percutaneous absorption of ketoprofen.
2001 Sep
Molecular-imprinted, polymer-coated quartz crystal microbalances for the detection of terpenes.
2001 Sep 1
Efficacy of essential oils of Caesulia axillaris and Mentha arvensis against some storage pests causing biodeterioration of food commodities.
2001 Sep 1
Effect of pH on skin permeation enhancement of acidic drugs by l-menthol-ethanol system.
2001 Sep 11
Feasibility study of repeated harvesting of menthol from biologically viable Mentha x piperata using ultrasonic extraction.
2001 Sep-Oct
Smoking among Asian American and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander youth: data from the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey.
2001 Winter-Spring
Penetration enhancing effect of menthol on the percutaneous flux of nicardipine hydrochloride through excised rat epidermis from hydroxypropyl cellulose gels.
2002
Measurements by gas chromatography/pyrolysis/mass spectrometry: fundamental conditions in (2)H/(1)H isotope ratio analysis.
2002
An analysis of the mainstream smoke chemistry of samples of the U.S. cigarette market acquired between 1995 and 2000.
2002 Apr
A chlorinated monoterpene ketone, acylated beta-sitosterol glycosides and a flavanone glycoside from Mentha longifolia (Lamiaceae).
2002 Apr
Extraction of thymol, eucalyptol, menthol, and camphor residues from honey and beeswax. Determination by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection.
2002 Apr 19
Voltage-dependent block of neuronal and skeletal muscle sodium channels by thymol and menthol.
2002 Aug
Cold- and menthol-sensitive C afferents of cat urinary bladder.
2002 Aug 15
Transdermal drug delivery of imipramine hydrochloride. I. Effect of terpenes.
2002 Feb 19
Neuroscience. How neurons know that it's c-c-c-c-cold outside.
2002 Feb 22
Topical mononitrate treatment in patients with anal fissure.
2002 Jan
In vitro skin permeation of morphine hydrochloride during the finite application of penetration-enhancing system containing water, ethanol and l-menthol.
2002 Jan
Effect of the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungus Glomus fasciculatum on the essential oil yield related characters and nutrient acquisition in the crops of different cultivars of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis) under field conditions.
2002 Jan
Factors affecting the resolution of dl-menthol by immobilized lipase-catalyzed esterification in organic solvent.
2002 Jan 16
Sensory and physiologic effects of menthol and non-menthol cigarettes with differing nicotine delivery.
2002 Jan-Feb
Phytochemical induction by herbivores could affect quality of essential oils from aromatic plants.
2002 Jul 3
Antimicrobial screening of Mentha piperita essential oils.
2002 Jul 3
Field evaluation of three plant-based insect repellents against malaria vectors in Vaca Diez Province, the Bolivian Amazon.
2002 Jun
Mentholated cigarettes and smoking cessation: findings from COMMIT. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation.
2002 Jun
Preparation and self-assembly of chiral porphyrin diads on the gold electrodes of quartz crystal microbalances: a novel potential approach to the development of enantioselective chemical sensors.
2002 Jun 3
Specificity of cold thermotransduction is determined by differential ionic channel expression.
2002 Mar
Essential oil composition of sachalinmint from Norway detected by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis.
2002 Mar 13
Preparation and in vitro characterization of a eutectic based semisolid self-nanoemulsified drug delivery system (SNEDDS) of ubiquinone: mechanism and progress of emulsion formation.
2002 Mar 20
Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation.
2002 Mar 7
Neurobiology: a cool ion channel.
2002 Mar 7
Anti-HIV activity of thiosemicarbazone and semicarbazone derivatives of (+/-)-3-menthone.
2002 May
Insecticidal properties of essential plant oils against the mosquito Culex pipiens molestus (Diptera: Culicidae).
2002 May
[TRP channels--sensitive for heat and cold, capsaicin and menthol].
2002 May 16
Ion channels activated by cold and menthol in cultured rat dorsal root ganglion neurones.
2002 May 17
A novel treatment of postherpetic neuralgia using peppermint oil.
2002 May-Jun
Evaluation of peppermint oil and ascorbyl palmitate as inhibitors of cytochrome P4503A4 activity in vitro and in vivo.
2002 Sep
Characterization of essential oils from lamiaceae species by fourier transform Raman spectroscopy.
2002 Sep 25
Patents

Patents

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6
WO1996014840
6

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: maximum daily exposure on the skin of 0.0573 mg/kg/day https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640220
Levomenthol-containing ointments are applied topically on affected area of the body. Methnol is employed as a food flavoring.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Menthol evoked stimulus-dependent [Ca2+]i responses in standard physiological solutions of pH 7.3 in CHO cells, expressing TRPM8 receptor.
Name Type Language
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM
Common Name English
MENTHOL
FHFI   II   INCI   MART.   ORANGE BOOK   USP   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INCI  
Preferred Name English
MENTHOL [MART.]
Common Name English
MENTHOL [FHFI]
Common Name English
MENTHYL ALCOHOL
Common Name English
MENTHOL [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
HEXAHYDROTHYMOL
Common Name English
2-ISOPROPYL-5-METHYLCYCLOHEXAN-1-OL
Common Name English
MENTHOL [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
P-MENTHAN-3-OL
Common Name English
MENTHOL [USP-RS]
Common Name English
MENTHACAMPHOR
Common Name English
SALONPAS COMPONENT MENTHOL
Common Name English
MENTHOLUM [CHP]
Common Name English
THYMOMENTHOL
Common Name English
MENTHOL [INCI]
Common Name English
LEVOMENTHOL OR RACEMENTHOL
Common Name English
L-MENTHOL OR DL-MENTHOL
Common Name English
MENTHOLUM [HPUS]
Common Name English
2-ISOPROPYL-5-METHYLCYCLOHEXANOL
Common Name English
MENTHOL COMPONENT OF SALONPAS
Common Name English
MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED
Common Name English
5-METHYL-2-(1-METHYLETHYL)CYCLOHEXANOL
Common Name English
MENTHOLUM
CHP   HPUS  
Common Name English
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND LOZENGES
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2665
Code English
5-METHYL-2-ISOPROPYLCYCLOHEXANOL
Common Name English
PEPPERMINT CAMPHOR
Common Name English
MENTHOL [II]
Common Name English
BOHENAO
Common Name English
MENTHOL [VANDF]
Common Name English
THERAPEUTIC MINERAL ICE
Common Name English
3-HYDROXY-P-MENTHANE
Common Name English
MENTHOMENTHOL
Common Name English
1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPYL-3-CYCLOHEXANOL
Common Name English
LEVOROTATORY-MENTHOL OR RACEMIC-MENTHOL
Common Name English
Menthol [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER SAFETY OPINION SCCS/1459/11
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 51601
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CFR 21 CFR 341.14
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CFR 21 CFR 341.74
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JECFA EVALUATION MENTHOL
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NCI_THESAURUS C860
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DSLD 2444 (Number of products:18)
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NCI_THESAURUS C245
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CFR 21 CFR 346.16
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CFR 21 CFR 172.515
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CFR 21 CFR 358.760
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CFR 21 CFR 310.531
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CFR 21 CFR 310.544
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CFR 21 CFR 358.720
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Code System Code Type Description
JECFA MONOGRAPH
432
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PRIMARY
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
216-074-4
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PRIMARY
EVMPD
SUB12531MIG
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PRIMARY
DAILYMED
L7T10EIP3A
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WIKIPEDIA
MENTHOL
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HSDB
1490-04-6
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PRIMARY
RXCUI
6750
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PRIMARY RxNorm
ChEMBL
CHEMBL256087
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MESH
D008610
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NCI_THESAURUS
C80301
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FDA UNII
L7T10EIP3A
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Structure of RACEMENTHOL
Structure of LEVOMENTHOL
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