Method "A near fatal case of high dose peppermint oil ingestion-"

[TheDruBo]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546250/ Any thoughts on this? Unfortunately no mention of dose or how long before the person was found and saved.

 

[derpyderpins]

Seems like the key is pulegone. might be worth looking into how you could separate it out.

Seems like the key is pulegone. might be worth looking into how you could separate it out.

Just checking in chat gpt:

When heating peppermint oil, the components with the lowest boiling points will evaporate first. The primary components of peppermint oil and their approximate boiling points are:

1. **Limonene**: 177°C (351°F)
2. **1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol)**: 176°C (349°F)
3. **Menthone**: 207°C (405°F)
4. **Menthol**: 213°C (415°F)
5. **Menthyl Acetate**: 227°C (441°F)
6. **Menthofuran**: 196°C (385°F)
7. **Pulegone**: 224°C (435°F)
8. **Carvone**: 231°C (448°F)

Given these boiling points, the order of evaporation from lowest to highest boiling point would be:

1. **1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol)**: 176°C (349°F)
2. **Limonene**: 177°C (351°F)
3. **Menthofuran**: 196°C (385°F)
4. **Menthone**: 207°C (405°F)
5. **Menthol**: 213°C (415°F)
6. **Pulegone**: 224°C (435°F)
7. **Menthyl Acetate**: 227°C (441°F)
8. **Carvone**: 231°C (448°F)

Thus, if you were to heat peppermint oil, 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol) and limonene would be the first components to evaporate due to their lower boiling points.

Wouldn't take that as 100% fact, but if it's right you could get a ton of peppermint oil, heat to ~215 C and you'd get rid of 60-80% of the components, leaving the toxic pulegone. idk.