Fragrance and cosmetics:
* The essential oil, primarily composed of pulegone (typically >60%), is a documented fragrance material. Sources describe its mint-like aroma, suitable for perfumery, especially in masculine or herbal scent bases, and as a flavoring agent (ISO 3216:2021).

Properties relevant to use:
* The oil's pungent, mint-like odor is attributed to its high pulegone content (often exceeding 60% of the oil profile), as reported in GC-MS analyses (e.g., Baser et al., 1999; Sanda et al., 1998). Pulegone is a recognized fragrance and flavoring constituent.

Standards and regulation:
* Use as a flavoring agent requires compliance with regulatory frameworks such as the US FDA GRAS list and EU Flavouring Regulation (EC No 1334/2008).
* Fragrance material compliance adheres to standards like ISO 3216 (Oil of Clinopodium suaveolens) for oil specifications and IFRA Guidelines for usage standards.

Sustainability and sourcing:
* Essential oil is obtained via hydrodistillation of the aerial parts. Sustainable practices require responsible wild harvesting or cultivation due to the genus's importance in the Lamiaceae family ecosystem (documented, 2022; Documented). Overharvesting poses conservation concerns in specific regions.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Melissa acinoides	Nyman	Syll. Fl. Eur. : 101 (1855)
Melissa suaveolens	Nyman	Syll. Fl. Eur. , Suppl.: 20 (1865)
Satureja suaveolens	(Sm.) Watzl	Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereines Steiermark 54: 256. 1918 (1918)
Acinos heterophyllus	G.Don	Hort. Brit. : 239 (1830)
Thymus acinoides	Ten.	Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XXXV (1812)
Thymus melissoides	Bernh. ex Rchb.	Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 327 (1831)
Thymus melissoides	Schweigg.	Enum. Pl. Hort. Regiom. : 72 (1812)
Thymus suaveolens	Sm.	Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 420 (1809)
Acinos suaveolens	(Sm.) G.Don	Hort. Brit. : 239 (1830)
Acinos suaveolens f. acuminatus	(Velen.) Šilić	Monogr. Satureja 340. 1979
Acinos suaveolens subsp. bulgaricus	Chrtek	Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 157: 143 (1988 publ. 1991)
Acinos suaveolens subsp. kalampacanus	Chrtek	Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 157: 144 (1988 publ. 1991)
Acinos suaveolens subsp. thessalicus	Chrtek	Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 157: 144 (1988 publ. 1991)
Acinos suaveolens f. tinctus	(Bornm.) Šilić	Monogr. Satureja 340. 1979
Acinos suaveolens var. viridis	(Heldr. & Hausskn.) Šilić	Monogr. Satureja 340. 1979
Calamintha suaveolens var. acuminata	Velen.	Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 8: 1 1910 publ. 1911
Calamintha acinoides	Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 589 (1881)
Calamintha acuminata	Friv.	Flora 18: 332 (1835)
Calamintha langei	Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 589 (1881)
Calamintha patavina	Heldr. ex Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 588 (1881)
Calamintha rotundifolia	Rchb.	Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 18: 43 (1857)
Calamintha suaveolens	Boiss.	Diagn. Pl. Orient. 12: 54 (1853)
Calamintha suaveolens f. tincta	Bornm.	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41(140): 75 1928
Calamintha suaveolens var. viridis	Heldr. & Hausskn.	Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 11: 47 1897
Calamintha suaveolens var. acinoides	(Ten.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 589. 1881
Satureja alpina subsp. suaveolens	(Sm.) Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 448 1895
Satureja alpina var. suaveolens	(Sm.) Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 448 1895
Calamintha patavina var. acuminata	Griseb.	Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 123. 1844
Satureja alpina var. viridis	(Heldr. & Hausskn.) Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 449 1895
Ziziphora suaveolens	(Sm.) Melnikov	Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 101: 89 (2016)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands
  - Turkey

Europe click to expand
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Turkey-in-Europe

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000893225
Tropicos	100169718
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445868-1
The Plant List	kew-43675
Open Tree Of Life	1029907
NCBI Taxonomy	751812
IPNI	445868-1
iNaturalist	522275
GBIF	3885574
EPPO	ACBSU
EOL	5370239

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Clinopodium L. Taxa from the Balkans—Are There Unique Leaf Micromorphological and Phytochemical Patterns?

Janković S, Alimpić Aradski A, Dodoš T, Novaković J, Ivanović S, Vujisić L, Marin PD, Rajčević N

Plants (Basel)

16-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10819394
doi:	10.3390/plants13020251
PMID:	38256803

Sweet Basil between the Soul and the Table—Transformation of Traditional Knowledge on Ocimum basilicum L. in Bulgaria

Ivanova T, Bosseva Y, Chervenkov M, Dimitrova D

Plants (Basel)

26-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10420671
doi:	10.3390/plants12152771
PMID:	37570924

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antibiofilm Properties of Essential Oil from Thymus capitatus Plants Organically Cultured on the Greek Island of Lemnos

Maniki E, Kostoglou D, Paterakis N, Nikolaou A, Kourkoutas Y, Papachristoforou A, Giaouris E

Molecules

24-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9919994
doi:	10.3390/molecules28031154
PMID:	36770821

Medicinal Plants Used Traditionally for Skin Related Problems in the South Balkan and East Mediterranean Region—A Review

Tsioutsiou EE, Amountzias V, Vontzalidou A, Dina E, Stevanović ZD, Cheilari A, Aligiannis N

Front Pharmacol

05-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9294246
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2022.936047
PMID:	35865952

Ecological and Biological Properties of Satureja cuneifolia Ten. and Thymus spinulosus Ten.: Two Wild Officinal Species of Conservation Concern in Apulia (Italy). A Preliminary Survey

Perrino EV, Valerio F, Jallali S, Trani A, Mezzapesa GN

Plants (Basel)

18-Sep-2021

PMCID:	PMC8471076
doi:	10.3390/plants10091952
PMID:	34579485

Ecological and Plant Community Implication on Essential Oils Composition in Useful Wild Officinal Species: A Pilot Case Study in Apulia (Italy)

Perrino EV, Valerio F, Gannouchi A, Trani A, Mezzapesa G

Plants (Basel)

18-Mar-2021

PMCID:	PMC8002985
doi:	10.3390/plants10030574
PMID:	33803659

The Volatile Constituents of<i>Acinos suaveolens</i>(Sibt. et Smith) G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey

G. Tümen

Informa UK Limited

24-Apr-2012

doi:	10.1080/10412905.1991.9700502

The essential oil ofAcinos suaveolens (Sm.) G. Don fil.Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy andAcinos rotundifolius Pers. growing wild in Turkey

Ayla Kaya, K. Hüsnü C. Başer, Gülendam Tümen, Fehmiye Koca

Wiley

02-Dec-2005

doi:	10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<60::AID-FFJ785>3.0.CO;2-0

Composition of the Volatile Oil from Acinos suaveolens.

Kokkalou E

Planta Med

01-Aug-1988

doi:	10.1055/S-2006-962451
PMID:	17265281

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives
Benzaldehyde	240	Click to see	106.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Toluenes
Toluene	1140	Click to see	92.14	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes
Naphthalene	931	Click to see C1=CC=C2C=CC=CC2=C1	128.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Undecane	14257	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCC	156.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
1-Octen-3-Ol	18827	Click to see	128.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
3-Octanol	11527	Click to see	130.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Linalool	6549	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
Myrcene	31253	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
P-Cymene	7463	Click to see	134.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(+-)-alpha-Pinene	6654	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
Beta-Pinene	14896	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
Camphene	6616	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
(+-)-Piperitone	6987	Click to see	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
(+)-Menthone	443159	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
Isomenthone, (+/-)-	6432469	Click to see CC1CCC(C(=O)C1)C(C)C	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9700502 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<60::AID-FFJ785>3.0.CO;2-0 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
Limonene, (+/-)-	22311	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
p-Menthan-3-one	6986	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9700502 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<60::AID-FFJ785>3.0.CO;2-0 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
Pulegone	442495	Click to see CC1CCC(=C(C)C)C(=O)C1	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9700502 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<60::AID-FFJ785>3.0.CO;2-0 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
3a-Methyl-6-methylidene-1-(propan-2-yl)decahydrocyclobuta(1,2-a:3,4-a')dicyclopentene	324224	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
beta-Bourbonene	62566	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclic alcohols and derivatives
2-Ethylcyclobutanol	37109	Click to see	100.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
1-Hexen-3-Ol	20928	Click to see	100.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Cyclic ketones
3-Methylcyclohexanone	11567	Click to see	112.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
3-Methylcyclopentanone	15650	Click to see	98.14	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Ketones
3-Octanone	246728	Click to see CCCCCC(=O)CC	128.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962451

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Clinopodium suaveolens

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