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Relative density (25/25?)
0.956 – 0.960.
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Refractive index (20?)
1.4950 - 1.4990.
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Optical Rotation
(-57.0) – (-63.0).
Our L-Carvone is extracted from Mentha spicata (also known as Mentha viridis) of the Labiatae family and is also known as common or garden spearmint and spire, green, lamb, pea and fish mint. Spearmint oil is extracted by steam distilling the flowering tops. The therapeutic properties of spearmint oil are antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cephalic, emmenagogue, insecticide, restorative and stimulant.